§ 40-8-90. Authorized use of blue lights; violations
(a)(1) Except as provided in this paragraph and subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor vehicle equipped with or
containing a device capable of producing any blue lights, whether flashing, blinking, revolving,
or stationary, except:
(A) Motor vehicles owned or leased by any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency;
(B) Motor vehicles with a permit granted by a state agency to bear such lights; or
(C) Antique, hobby, and special interest vehicles, as defined in paragraph (8) of subsection (l)
of Code Section 40-2-86.1, which may display a blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter
as part of any such vehicle's rear stop lamps, rear turning indicator, rear hazard lamps, and rear
reflectors.
(2) Any person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any
elected sheriff who, pursuant to an agreement between the sheriff and the county governing
authority, is using his or her personal motor vehicle in a law enforcement activity, provided
such vehicle is marked as provided in Code Section 40-8-91.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any motor vehicle equipped with flashing, blinking,
revolving, or stationary blue lights in the commission of a felony, and, upon conviction of a
violation of this subsection, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than $1,000.00 or
imprisonment of not less than one year, or both.
§ 40-8-23. Taillights
(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured prior to January 1,
1954, shall be equipped with at least one taillight mounted on the rear, which when lighted as
required in this article shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the
rear.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer manufactured after January 1, 1954,
shall be equipped with two taillights which meet the specifications provided in this Code
section.
(c) Every taillight upon every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 60 inches nor
less than 20 inches, to be measured as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section 40-8-21.
(d) Either a taillight or a separate light shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a
white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to
the rear. Any taillight or taillights, together with any separate light for illuminating the rear
registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the headlights or auxiliary driving
lights are lighted.
(e) All lenses on taillights shall be maintained in good repair and shall meet manufacturers'
specifications.
§ 40-8-76.1. Safety belts; required usage
(a) As used in this Code section, the term “passenger vehicle” means every motor vehicle,
including, but not limited to, pickup trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles, designed to carry 15
passengers or fewer and used for the transportation of persons; provided, however, that such
term shall not include motorcycles; motor driven cycles; or off-road vehicles or pickup trucks
being used by an owner, driver, or occupant 18 years of age or older in connection with
agricultural pursuits that are usual and normal to the user's farming operation; and provided,
further, that such term shall not include motor vehicles designed to carry 11 to 15 passengers
which were manufactured prior to July 1, 2015, and which, as of such date, did not have
manufacturer installed seat safety belts.
(b) Each occupant of the front seat of a passenger vehicle shall, while such passenger vehicle is
being operated on a public road, street, or highway of this state, be restrained by a seat safety
belt approved under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208.
(c) The requirement of subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to:
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(5) A passenger vehicle with a model year prior to 1965;