Georgia § 33-34-4 - Owner required to provide coverage.
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§ 33-34-4. Owner required to provide coverage.
No owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state or any other person, other than a self-insurer as defined in this chapter, shall operate or authorize any other person to operate the motor vehicle unless the owner has motor vehicle liability insurance equivalent to that required as evidence of security for bodily injury and property damage liability under Chapter 9 of Title 40, the "Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act." (Code 1981, § 33-34-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1608, § 1.12.) Cross references. - Requirements of motor vehicle liability policies, § 33-7-11 . Minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage required under motor vehicle safety responsibility laws, § 40-9-37 . Law reviews. - For article, "Why Captives, Lord, What Have They Ever Done?: The Georgia Captive Insurance Company Act," see 26 Ga. St. B.J. 119 (1990).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-34-4 ("Owner required to provide coverage.") 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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