25 LC 39 4685
House Bill 705
By: Representatives Adesanya of the 43
rd
, McClain of the 109
th
, and Ridley of the 22
nd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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relating to general provisions relative to identification and regulation of motor vehicles and2
traffic, so as to prohibit a motor vehicle traffic stop on the sole basis that the person is3
operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle related paraphernalia; to provide for related4
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6
SECTION 1.7
Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to8
general provisions relative to identification and regulation of motor vehicles and traffic, is9
amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10
"40-1-10.
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A police officer may, upon reasonable articulable suspicion that a motor vehicle is being12
operated in violation of any provision of this title, stop or detain such vehicle. A traffic13
stop based on a reasonable articulable suspicion predicated solely on the fact that a person14
is operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle related paraphernalia shall be unlawful."15
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SECTION 2.
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All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.17
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