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O.C.G.A. § 40-8-181: Motor Vehicles and Traffic — O.C.G.A. § 40-8-181

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

Georgia law prohibits operating diesel or gasoline vehicles on public roads that emit visible smoke exceeding light transmission limits, with narrow exceptions for acceleration/deceleration periods.

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