HOW WE HELP YOU FIGHT YOUR RED LIGHT TICKET
SEAN GOLDSTEIN, ESQ.
SPEEDING/TRAFFIC TICKET AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER
Lawyer for Traffic Violation law and Penalties
A traffic ticket for failure to obey a traffic control device is most common when a police officer believes that a driver has run a red light or gone through a stop sign without stopping. The statute does require that the device be positioned properly according to federal regulations.
If you’ve gotten a speeding ticket in Atlanta, or anywhere in the State of Georgia including Gwinnett County, Dekalb County, Fulton County, Cobb County, or Douglas County, or in the cities of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville, Douglasville, Dunwoody, Duluth, Johns Creek, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Norcross, Roswell, Sandy Springs, or Suwanee, call us at (678) 757-5529 for a free consultation.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA RED LIGHT TICKET INFORMATION
Georgia Red Light Ticket Laws and Statutes
Relevant Statute:
O.C.G.A. § 40-6-20. Obedience to traffic-control devices required; presumptions; enforcement by traffic-control signal monitoring devices
(a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of an official traffic-control device applicable thereto, placed in accordance with this chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle in this chapter. A violation of this subsection shall be a misdemeanor, except as otherwise provided by subsection (f) of this Code section.
(b) No provisions of this chapter which require official traffic-control devices shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device was not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular Code section does not state that official traffic-control devices are required, such Code section shall be effective even though no devices are erected or in place.
(c) Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this chapter, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
(d) Any official traffic-control device placed pursuant to this chapter and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence.
(e) The disregard or disobedience of the instructions of any official traffic-control device or signal placed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter by the driver of a vehicle shall be deemed prima-facie evidence of a violation of law, without requiring proof of who and by what authority such sign or device has been erected.
Georgia Red Light Ticket Points and Penalties
Points: 3 points
Insurance Increase: Yes
Jail/Probation: 12 months
Fine: Up to $1000.00
Contact Goldstein Law Group LLC online or at 678-757-5529 to schedule your free initial consultation. Helping Atlanta, Georgia drivers get on with their lives one traffic ticket at a time.