Georgia § 40-1-21 - Safe transportation of hazardous materials within state.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-1-21 — Safe transportation of hazardous materials within state., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-1-21. Safe transportation of hazardous materials within state.
The General Assembly finds that the transportation of hazardous materials on the public roads of this state presents a unique and potentially catastrophic hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Georgia and that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the secure transportation of hazardous materials requires control and close regulation of such transportation to minimize that hazard and to that end this article is enacted. This is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed. The Department of Public Safety is designated as the agency to implement and enforce this article. (Code 1981, § 40-1-21 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 479, § 10/HB 112.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Georgia § 40-1-21
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Section 40-1-21 ("Safe transportation of hazardous materials within state.") 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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