40-6-351 MopedDrivers license or permit required
No person under 15 years of age shall operate a moped upon the highways in this state. No person shall operate a moped upon the highways in this state unless…
40-6-350 Moped Traffic laws applicable
Every person operating a moped shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under this chapter…
40-6-327 EPAMD offenses Penalties
Any person who violates any provision of this part other than Code Section 40-6-326 shall not be guilty of a criminal offense or a moving traffic violation for purposes of…
40-6-326 EPAMD Operation while intoxicated
Any person who is under the influence of any intoxicating liquor or any drug to a degree which renders him or her a hazard shall not operate any electric personal…
40-6-325 EPAMD Required equipment; minimum age for operation
(a) Any electric personal assistive mobility device, when operated on any highway or sidewalk, shall be equipped with front, rear, and side reflectors which shall be visible from a distance…
40-6-323 EPAMD Parking
(a) An electric personal assistive mobility device may be parked on a sidewalk unless otherwise prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device or local ordinance; provided, however, that…
40-6-322 EPAMD Speed restricted
No person shall operate an electric personal assistive mobility device at a speed greater than seven miles per hour when traveling on any sidewalk or 15 miles per hour elsewhere;…
40-6-321 EPAMD Due care to pedestrians
Any person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk or roadway shall comply with the requirements of this part or any local ordinance regulating the use of…
40-6-320 EPAMD on highways and sidewalks
(a) Electric personal assistive mobility devices may be operated on highways and on sidewalks where a 48 inch clear path is maintained for access for persons with disabilities, provided that…
40-6-315 Motorcycle Headgear and eye-protective devices
(a) No person shall operate or ride upon a motorcycle unless he or she is wearing protective headgear which complies with standards established by the commissioner of public safety. (b)…
40-6-314 Motorcycle Footrests and handlebars
(a) Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shall be equipped with foot- rests for such passenger. (b) No person shall operate any motorcycle…
40-6-313 Motorcycle Clinging to other vehicles
No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
40-6-312 Motorcycle Lane usage
(a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full…
40-6-311 Motorcycle Manner of riding
(a) A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto; and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other…
40-6-310 Motorcycle Traffic laws applicable
Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under…
40-6-308 Farm tractors or implements of husbandry on highway
Added 2021 (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Farm tractor means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement, for drawing plows, mowing…
40-6-305 Farmers and farm use vehicles
(a) As used in this part, the term: (1) Farmer means the owner of a commercial agricultural or silvicultural operation or an employee there- of. Such term shall also include…
40-6-303 Electric assisted bicycles Rules for operation
Amended 2021 (a)(1) Any class I electric assisted bicycle or class II electric assisted bicycle shall be authorized to be operated on any bicycle path or shared use path where…
40-6-300 Electric assisted bicycles
For purposes of this part, the term: (1) Class I electric assisted bicycle means an electric assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is…
40-6-297 Bicycle, duty of parents and guardians Penalties
(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this part. (b) The parent of any child…
40-6-296 Bicycle Lights and Equipment
(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a light on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet…
40-6-295 Bicycle Carrying articles
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or other article which prevents him or her from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
40-6-294 Bicycle Riding on roadways and paths
(a) As used in this Code section, the term hazards to safe cycling includes, but shall not be limited to, surface debris, rough pavement, drain grates which are parallel to…
40-6-293 Clinging to vehicles
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
40-6-292 Bicycle Manner of riding Carrying more than one person
(a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto and shall allow no person to ride upon the…
40-6-291 Bicycle Traffic laws applicable
(a) The provisions of this chapter that apply to vehicles, but not exclusively to motor vehicles, shall apply to bicycles, except as provided in this Code section and except that…
40-6-279 Accidents Autonomous vehicles
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, when an accident involves a fully autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged, the requirements of subsection (a) of Code…
40-6-276 Duty of driver of wrecker truck
(a) The driver of each wrecker truck towing away any vehicle from the scene of a wreck shall also take away all parts belonging to the vehicle which he is…
40-6-275 Duty to remove vehicle from public roads
(a) Any other provision of this article or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, motor vehicles involved in traffic accidents and the drivers of such motor vehicles shall be…
40-6-274 Exemptions Duty to stop at scene or report accident
Any other provision of this article or any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, the driver of any vehicle involved in a traffic accident in which there is no personal…
40-6-273 Duties of driver to report accident
The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or property damage to an apparent extent of $500.00 or more shall…
40-6-272. Duty upon striking fixture
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40-6-271. Duty upon striking unattended vehicle
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40-6-270. Hit and run; duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident
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40-6-255 Driving away without paying for gasoline
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle so as to cause it to leave the premises of an establishment at which gasoline offered for retail sale was dispensed into…
40-6-254 Inadequately securing load
No person shall operate any motor vehicle with a load on or in such vehicle unless the load on or in such vehicle is adequately secured to prevent the dropping…
40-6-253. Consumption of alcoholic beverage or possession of open container of alcoholic beverage in passenger area
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40-6-252 Parking, standing, or driving in private parking area
(a) No person shall, after having been requested not to do so by a law enforcement officer or an authorized agent of the owner, park or stand an occupied or…
40-6-251 Driving in circular or zigzag course
(a) No driver of any motor vehicle shall operate the vehicle upon the public streets, highways, public or private driveways, airport runways, or parking lots in such a manner as…
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…
40-6-249 Littering highway
Any person littering a highway in violation of Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 or driving, moving, or loading for operation a vehicle in violation…
40-6-248.1 Securing loads on vehicles
(a) As used in this Code section, the term litter has the meaning provided by paragraph (1) of Code Section 16-7-42. (a.1) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on…
40-6-248 Crossing fire hose
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private road, or driveway to be used at any fire or…
40-6-247 Following fire apparatus or emergency vehicle
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm or any other emergency vehicle closer…
40-6-246 Coasting
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral. (b) The driver of…
40-6-245 Driving through canyon or on mountain highway
The driver of a vehicle traveling through a defile or canyon or on a mountain highway shall hold such vehicle under control and as near the right-hand edge of the…
40-6-244 Riding in house trailer
No driver of a motor vehicle shall allow a person or persons to occupy a towed house trailer while it is being towed by a motor vehicle upon a public…
40-6-243 Opening and closing vehicle doors
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be…
40-6-242 Obstruction of driver’s view Interference with control of vehicle
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct…
40-6-241. Distracted driving; restrictions on operation of wireless telecommunication devices and stand-alone electronic devices; penalty; exceptions
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40-6-240 Backing
(a) A driver shall not back a vehicle unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic. (b) A driver of a vehicle shall not…
40-6-228 Disabled person parking enforcement
(a) Any county or municipal law enforcement agency of the state which is empowered to enforce the provisions of this part may, in its discretion, appoint any person who is…
40-6-226 Disabled person parking offenses
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a parking place for persons with disabilities unless there is displayed on the driver's…
40-6-221 Disabled parking Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Counterfeit means any copy of any kind of parking permit for persons with disabilities which is not authorized by and does not…
40-6-208 Parking areas for public transit
(a) In all parking lots, parking decks, and other such facilities owned or operated by any public transit authority or established for the exclusive purpose of providing parking for passengers…