Georgia § 40-14-3 - Application for permit; use of device while application pending.
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§ 40-14-3. Application for permit; use of device while application pending.
A county sheriff, county or municipal governing authority, or the president of a college or university may apply to the Department of Public Safety for a permit to authorize the use of speed detection devices for purposes of traffic control within such counties, municipalities, colleges, or universities on streets, roads, and highways, provided that such application shall name the street or road on which the device is to be used and the speed limits on such street or road shall have been approved by the Office of Traffic Operations of the Department of Transportation. Law enforcement agencies are authorized to use speed detection devices on streets and roads for which an application is pending as long as all other requirements for the use of speed detection devices are met. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the provisions of Code Section 40-14-9. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to prescribe by appropriate rules and regulations the manner and procedure in which applications shall be made for such permits and to prescribe the required information to be submitted by the applicants. The Department of Public Safety may deny the application or suspend the speed detection device permit for failure to provide information or documentation at the department's request. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 425, §§ 2, 4; Ga. L. 1970, p. 435, § 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 586, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 713, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1281, § 7; Ga. L. 1999, p. 1227, § 2; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 40.) Cross references. - Application for permit, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Public Safety, Speed Detection Devices, § 570-7-.02. Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, "Code" was substituted for "O.C.G.A." in the last sentence of subsection (a). Law reviews. - For note on the 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 192 (1999).
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