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- SECTION f: INTRODUCTION
• Renounce your United States citizenship. • Operating a motor vehicle with a revoked, or other associated equipment, or the cargo
• Are wanted or under indictment for certain canceled, or suspended registration. being transported therein or thereon, which is
the property of another with the intention of
felonies. • Theft of a vehicle engaged in commercial depriving such other person of the property,
• Have a conviction in military or civilian court transportation of cargo or any appurtenance regardless of the manner in which the prop
for certain felonies. thereto or the cargo being transported therein erty is taken or appropriated; or(2) Any trailer,
or thereon.
• Have been adjudicated as a mental defective • Refusing to submit to a state administered semitrailer, container, or other associated
equipment, or the cargo being transported
or committed to a mental institution. chemical test requested by a law enforce therein or thereon, which is deployed by or
• Are considered to pose a security threat as ment officer. used by a law enforcement agency, which is
determined by the Transportation Security If one of the offenses above occurs while you the property of another with the intention of
Administration. are operating a CMV that is placarded for haz depriving such other person of the property,
The background check procedures vary from ardous materials, you will be disqualified from regardless of the manner in which the prop
jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Your licensing agen driving a CMV for at least three years. erty is taken or appropriated.(c) The value of a
vehicle engaged in commercial transportation
cy will provide you with all the information You will be disqualified from driving a com
you need to complete the required TSA back mercial motor vehicle for life if convicted of a of cargo and any appurtenance thereto and
the cargo being transported which is taken
ground check procedures. (The TSA website second or subsequent major traffic violation or
can provide additional information - https:// any combination of such violations from the or unlawfully appropriated shall be based on
the fair market value of such vehicle, appur
universalenroll.dhs.gov.) list above. tenances, and cargo taken or unlawfully ap
propriated.(d) (1) If the property taken is one
1.3.7 -Traffic Violations in Your 1.3.9 Georgia Traffic Laws or more controlled substances as defined in
Personal Vehicle
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act • When the department determines a road shall Code Section 16-13-21 with a collective value
(MCSIA) of 1999 requires a CDL holder to be have limited access due to a declared state of less than $10,000.00, a person convicted
disqualified from operating a commercial motor of emergency for inclement winter weather of a violation of this Code section shall be
punished by imprisonment for not less than
conditions, notice shall be given to motorists
vehicle if the CDL holder has been convicted through posted signage that motor vehicles one nor more than ten years, a fine of not less
of certain types of moving violations in their must be equipped with tire chains, four-wheel than $10,000.00 nor more than $100,000.00, or
personal vehicle. drive with adequate tires for existing condi both.(2) If the property taken is one or more
If your privilege to operate your personal
vehicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended due tions, or snow tires with a manufacturer's all controlled substances as defined in Code
Section 16-13-21 with a collective value of
weather rating in order to proceed.
to violations of traffic control laws (other than
Commercial motor vehicles shall affix tire
parking violations) you will also lose your CDL chains to each of the outermost drive wheel at least $10,000.00 but less than $1 million, a
person convicted of a violation of this Code
driving privileges. tires. Bus and motor coach operators shall af section shall be punished by imprisonment
If your privilege to operate your personal ve
hicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended due fix tire chains to at least two of the drive wheel for not less than five nor more than 25 years,
a fine of not less than $50,000.00 nor more
tires before proceeding on a road with limited
to alcohol, controlled substance or felony viola
than $1 million, or both.(3) If the property
tions, you will lose your CDL for 1 year. If you are access due to a declared state of emergency for taken is one or more controlled substances
inclement winter weather conditions.
convicted of a second violation in your personal
A driver of a motor vehicle who causes
vehicle or CMV you will lose your CDL for life. an accident or blocks the flow of traffic as defined in Code Section 16-13-21 with a
collective value of $1 million or more, a person
If your license to operate your personal vehicle convicted of a violation of this Code section
is revoked, cancelled, or suspended you may not while failing to comply with the require shall be punished by imprisonment for not
ments of this code section shall be fined up
obtain a "hardship" license to operate a CMV. to $1,000.00. less than ten nor more than 30 years, a fine
1.3.8 - Major Traffic Violations • Commercial Motor Vehicles and any other of not less than $100,000.00 nor more than $1
million, or both.(e) (1) Except as otherwise
You will be disqualified from driving a CMV motor vehicle with more than six wheels is
for not less than one year if convicted of any of prohibited from traveling along GA 400 and provided in subsection (d) of this Code sec
tion, if the property taken has a collective
the following offenses when operating either a interstate routes inside I-285 unless the driver value of $1,500.00 or less, a person convicted
commercial motor vehicle or, unless otherwise of such motor vehicle is: of a violation of this Code section shall be
specified, a noncommercial motor vehicle: » Engaging in a pick up or delivery to or punished as for a misdemeanor.(2) Except
• Driving a vehicle under the influence in vio from a shipper located inside the arc of as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of
Interstate 285
lation of Code Section 40-6-391. » Traveling to or from such motor vehicle's this Code section, if the property taken has
• Hit and run or leaving the scene of an acci terminal facility located inside the arc of a collective value of more than $1,500.00 but
less than $10,000.00, a person convicted of a
dent; failing to report striking an unattended Interstate 285 violation of this Code section shall be pun
vehicle, failure to report striking a fixed ob » Traveling to or from a repair facility lo ished by imprisonment for not less than one
ject, or failure to report an accident. cated inside the arc of Interstate 285 for nor more than ten years, a fine of not less than
• Any felony in the commission of which a service; or $10,000.00 nor more than $100,000.00, or both.
motor vehicle is used. » Traveling to or from his or her residence (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
which is located inside the arc of Inter
• Driving a commercial motor vehicle while state 285. (d) of this Code section, if the property taken
has a collective value of at least $10,000.00 but
the person's commercial driver's license or • Cargo theft - GA Code 16-8-22 (a) For pur less than $1 million, a person convicted of a
commercial driving privilege is revoked,
poses of this Code section, the term "vehicle"
suspended, canceled, or disqualified. includes, without limitation, any railcar.(b) violation of this Code section shall be pun
ished by imprisonment for not less than five
• Homicide by vehicle. Notwithstanding any provision of this article nor more than 20 years, a fine of not less than
• Racing on highways or streets. to the contrary, a person commits the offense $50,000.00 nor more than $1 million, or both.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
of cargo theft when he or she unlawfully takes
• Using a motor vehicle in fleeing or attempting or, being in lawful possession thereof, unlaw (d) of this Code section, if the property taken
to elude an officer. fully appropriates:(1) Any vehicle engaged in has a collective value of $1 million or more, a
commercial transportation of cargo or any person convicted of a violation of this Code
• Fraudulent or fictitious use of, or application appurtenance thereto, including, without section shall be punished by imprisonment
for, a license.
limitation, any trailer, semitrailer, container, for not less than ten nor more than 20 years,
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