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GA HB1040
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Creates a new legal definition of "autocycle" in Georgia Code Section 40-1-1 as a three-wheeled motor vehicle with a completely enclosed seating area, air bag protection, a roll cage, three-point safety restraints for each occupant, antilock brakes, and steering wheel and pedal controls
- Exempts autocycles from the existing definition of "motorcycle," placing them in a distinct vehicle classification alongside other already-excluded vehicles such as tractors, all-terrain vehicles, and mopeds
- Amends Georgia's motor vehicle definitions statute (Code Section 40-1-1) by adding new paragraph (5.1) for the autocycle definition and revising paragraph (29) for the motorcycle definition
- Sponsored by Representative Powell of the 32nd District during the 2016 legislative session
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles; definition of autocycle and exempt such vehicles from the definition of motorcycle; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/19/2016
Full Bill Text
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