Georgia § 38-2-1111 - Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 38-2-1111 — Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-2-1111. Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Any person subject to this article shall be punished as a court-martial may direct who: Drives, operates, or physically controls any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel in a reckless or wanton manner or while impaired by a substance as described in subsection (b) of Code Section 38-2-1112.1; or Drives, operates, or is in actual physical control of any vehicle, aircraft, or vessel while drunk or when the alcohol concentration in the person's blood is equal to or exceeds 0.08 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, as shown by chemical analysis, within three hours after such operation or control, or the person's breath is equal to or exceeds 0.08 grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath, as shown by chemical analysis, within three hours after such operation or control. (Code 1981, § 38-2-1111 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 753, § 1/HB 98; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 38/HB 737.) U.S. Code. - For similar provision in Uniform Code of Military Justice, see 10 U.S.C. § 911.
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Section 38-2-1111 ("Driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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