Georgia § 40-8-25 - Brake lights and turn signals required.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 40-8-25 — Brake lights and turn signals required., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-8-25. Brake lights and turn signals required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1954, including any motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured after January 1, 1954, in this state or for any person to drive such vehicle on the highways unless it is equipped with at least one brake light meeting the requirements of Code Section 40-8-26. If a motor vehicle is manufactured with two brake lights, both must be operational. No person shall sell or offer for sale or operate on the highways any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1954, unless it is equipped with mechanical or electrical turn signals meeting the requirements of Code Section 40-8-26 . This subsection shall not apply to any motorcycle or motor driven cycle manufactured prior to January 1, 1972. (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 556, § 108; Code 1933, § 68E-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 4; Code 1981, § 40-8-25 , enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 165, § 10.) Cross references. - Provisions regarding turn signals as required equipment on vehicles, § 40-6-124 . Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, "motor driven" was substituted for "motor-driven" in subsections (a) and (c).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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