Georgia § 40-6-250 - Wearing device which impairs hearing or vision.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-6-250 — Wearing device which impairs hearing or vision., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-6-250. Wearing device which impairs hearing or vision.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle while wearing a headset or headphone which would impair such person's ability to hear, nor shall any person while operating a motor vehicle wear any device which impairs such person's vision; provided, however, that a person may wear a headset or headphone for communication purposes. (Ga. L. 1974, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1933, § 68A-1112, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1601, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1399, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 2048, § 5; Ga. L. 1995, p. 759, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 5/SB 360.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 1/SB 360, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Caleb Sorohan Act for Saving Lives by Preventing Texting While Driving.'" Ga. L. 2010, p. 1158, § 6/SB 360, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment by that Act shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2010. Law reviews. - For article, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 155 (2011).
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