Did you know that only 4 traffic offense can occur on private property?
Georgia law, codified at O.C.G.A. § 40-6-3, provides for the applicability of the rules of the road on private property only Driving under the Influence, Hit and Run, Striking an Unattended Vehicle and Striking a Fixed Object upon a Highway can be violated on private property. We have had Clayton County DUI cases were our client was driving at Southlake Mall without a seat belt. The loop road around the mall is a private road. It is not a through way as all access roads dead end into it. The way you can tell if a roadway is public is if the road sides conform to normal road signs. Public road signs are govern by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. If the signs are shorter than normal or unusually decorative, i.e., carved wood, then its a private road. Our client's DUI was dismissed because its is not a crime not to wear a seatbelt on private property and it is only a crime on public roadway. The stop was illegal. No issue is too small to win a Georgia DUI.
To obtain legal advice, please call (770) 961-5511 or email George C. Creal, Jr., P.C. at firm@georgialawyer.com. George C. Creal, Jr., P.C. is a law firm representing those charged with DUI or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. We have been representing DUI Defendants for ten years in the City of Atlanta, Acworth, Alpharetta, Athens, Austell, Avondale Estates, Ball Ground, Barnesville, Big Canoe, Calhoun, Canton, Carnesville, Carrollton, Cedartown, Chatsworth, Chattahooche Hills, Clarkston, College Park, Commerce, Conyers, Covington, Dahlonega, Dallas, Decatur, Doraville, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, East Point, Fairburn, Forest Park, Forsyth, Fort McPherson, Fort Gillem, Gainesville, Grayson, Griffin, Hampton, Hapeville, Helen, Holly Springs, Johns Creek, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, LaGrange, Lake City, Lawrenceville, Locust Grove, Loganville, Lovejoy, Marietta, McDonough, Morrow, Newnan, Norcross, Palmetto, Peachtree City, Powder Springs, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Senoia, Smyrna, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Suwanee, Thomaston, Tucker, Union City, Villa Rica, Winder, Woodstock, and Zebulon and their surrounding counties including Fulton, Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Fayette, Rockdale, Gwinnett, Cherokee, Forsyth, Coweta, Cobb, Douglas and Spalding. We also represent Defendants upon request outside of the Atlanta area throughout the State of Georgia.
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