Georgia Statutes

§ 40-6-390 — Reckless driving

Georgia § 40-6-390

This text of Georgia § 40-6-390 (Reckless driving) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 40-6-390 (2026).

Text

(a)Any person who drives any vehicle in reckless disregard for the safety of persons or property commits the offense of reckless driving.
(b)Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, provided that no provision of this Code section shall be construed so as to deprive the court imposing the sentence of the power given by law to stay or suspend the execution of such sentence or to place the defendant on probation.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Threatt v. State
524 S.E.2d 276 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1999)
26 case citations
Walker v. State
749 S.E.2d 663 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2013)
24 case citations
Ross v. State
508 S.E.2d 424 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1998)
16 case citations
Carswell v. State
320 S.E.2d 249 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1984)
15 case citations
Whaley v. the State
785 S.E.2d 685 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2016)
14 case citations
Prather v. State
693 S.E.2d 546 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2010)
14 case citations
State v. Outen
764 S.E.2d 848 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2014)
14 case citations
Crossley v. State
582 S.E.2d 204 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2003)
13 case citations
Lee v. State
740 S.E.2d 307 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2013)
11 case citations
Bell v. State
748 S.E.2d 382 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2013)
9 case citations
In the Interest of B. S. H.
514 S.E.2d 70 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1999)
9 case citations
McKinney v. State
419 S.E.2d 339 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1992)
8 case citations
State v. Holland
841 S.E.2d 723 (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2020)
7 case citations
In the Interest of W. N. J.
602 S.E.2d 173 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2004)
7 case citations
Roos v. State
430 S.E.2d 870 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1993)
3 case citations
Tennesson v. State
447 S.E.2d 152 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1994)
3 case citations
Turner v. the State
805 S.E.2d 624 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2017)
3 case citations
Quaile v. State
323 S.E.2d 281 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1984)
3 case citations
Duncan v. State
415 S.E.2d 7 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1992)
3 case citations
Royalston v. Middlebrooks
696 S.E.2d 66 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2010)
3 case citations

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 40-6-390, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/40-6-390.