Georgia § 40-14-10 - Unlawful use of devices generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-14-10 — Unlawful use of devices generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-14-10. Unlawful use of devices generally.
It shall be unlawful for speed detection devices to be used in any county or municipality or on any campus for which a permit authorizing such use has not been issued or for which a permit authorizing such use has been suspended or revoked and not reissued. It shall be unlawful for any official of such county, municipality, college, or university to order such speed detection devices to be used. It shall be unlawful for any law enforcement officer of any such county, municipality, college, or university to use any such speed detection devices. Any such official or law enforcement officer violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1977, p. 800, § 4; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 40; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1281, § 10.)
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Section 40-14-10 ("Unlawful use of devices generally.") 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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