08 LC 35
0837
House
Bill 1218
By:
Representatives Collins of the
27th,
Everson of the
106th,
Ralston of the
7th,
Hamilton of the
23rd,
Mumford of the
95th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-14-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to investigation by commissioner of public safety, issuance of orders suspending
or revoking permit, and ratio of speeding fines to agency´s budget, so as
to add another offense to the ratio considerations; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-14-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
investigation by commissioner of public safety, issuance of orders suspending or
revoking permit, and ratio of speeding fines to agency´s budget, is amended
by revising subsection (d) as follows:
"(d)
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a law enforcement agency is
employing speed detection devices for purposes other than the promotion of the
public health, welfare, and safety if the fines levied based on the use of speed
detection devices for speeding offenses
or levied for
driving too fast for conditions are equal
to or greater than 40 percent of that law enforcement agency´s budget;
provided, however, that fines for speeding violations exceeding 17 miles per
hour over the established speed limit shall not be considered when calculating
total speeding fine revenue for the agency."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.