Georgia § 40-14-16 - Restrictions on suspension or revocation of drivers' licenses; reports to Department of Driver Services to specify speed.
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§ 40-14-16. Restrictions on suspension or revocation of drivers' licenses; reports to Department of Driver Services to specify speed.
No speeding violation of less than ten miles per hour above the legal speed limit in the county or municipality or on a college or university campus in which a person is given a speeding ticket shall be used by the Department of Driver Services for the purpose of suspending or revoking the driver's license of the violator. No speeding violation report by a county, municipality, or college or university campus to the Department of Driver Services which fails to specify the speed of the violator shall be used by the Department of Driver Services to revoke the driver's license of a violator. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, § 13; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 40; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 23-1/HB 501.)
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