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DUI, Points & Penalties
Georgia's DUI and implied-consent law, Super Speeder, Hands Free, and the points that reach your license. This guide has 12 questions, each citing the GA manual section it comes from — the first 12 are free to read below.
1 · POINTS SYSTEM
Georgia suspends a driver's license for accumulating how many points within 24 months?
- ✓ 15 or more points
- · 4 or more points
- · 10 or more points
- · 20 or more points
Georgia's points system triggers a suspension at 15 points in a 24-month window; separate, stricter limits apply to drivers under 21.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Points system, p. 482 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
Can legally prescribed or over-the-counter medication impair driving?
- ✓ Yes
- · No, legal drugs never impair
- · Only after midnight
- · Only for drivers under 21
Legal medications can affect vision, reaction time, alertness, or judgment.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 233 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
Under Georgia's Implied Consent law, a driver must submit to state-administered chemical tests of:
- ✓ Blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances
- · Breath only
- · Blood only, and only at a hospital
- · Nothing without a court order
By driving in Georgia you consent to state-administered testing; refusing suspends your driving privilege for at least one year.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 474 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
Penalties for driving under the influence in Georgia can include:
- ✓ Fines up to $1,000 and jail sentences up to 12 months
- · A written warning only
- · A $50 fine with no jail
- · Loss of the vehicle registration only
A Georgia DUI conviction carries fines up to $1,000, up to 12 months in jail, and mandatory suspension of driving privileges.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 235 · DISTRACTED DRIVING
Under Georgia's Hands Free Law, a driver may:
- ✓ Use a phone only with headphones, a wireless device, phone holder, or mounted device
- · Hold the phone if the call is brief
- · Hold the phone while stopped in traffic on a highway
- · Hold the phone for navigation only
Georgia's Hands Free Law (HB 673) bars holding or supporting a phone for any reason; use a mount, wireless device, or headphones instead.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Distracted driving, p. 256 · DISTRACTED DRIVING
What is the penalty for a first conviction under Georgia's Hands Free Law?
- ✓ 1 point and a fine of not more than $50
- · No points and a warning
- · 3 points and a $150 fine
- · 6 points and a $500 fine
Hands Free penalties escalate: 1 point/$50 for a first conviction, 2 points/$100 for a second, and 3 points/$150 after that.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Distracted driving, p. 257 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
What BAC is the per-se limit for most Georgia drivers age 21 or older?
- ✓ 0.08%
- · 0.02%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.10%
The standard adult noncommercial per-se BAC limit is 0.08%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 238 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
For the Georgia knowledge test, what BAC is the per-se limit for most Georgia drivers age 21 or older?
- ✓ 0.08%
- · 0.02%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.10%
The standard adult noncommercial per-se BAC limit is 0.08%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 239 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
According to the Georgia driver manual, what BAC is the per-se limit for most Georgia drivers age 21 or older?
- ✓ 0.08%
- · 0.02%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.10%
The standard adult noncommercial per-se BAC limit is 0.08%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 2310 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
What BAC threshold applies to a Georgia driver under age 21?
- ✓ 0.02%
- · 0.00%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.08%
Georgia's under-21 threshold is 0.02%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 2311 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
For the Georgia knowledge test, what BAC threshold applies to a Georgia driver under age 21?
- ✓ 0.02%
- · 0.00%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.08%
Georgia's under-21 threshold is 0.02%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 2312 · IMPAIRED DRIVING
According to the Georgia driver manual, what BAC threshold applies to a Georgia driver under age 21?
- ✓ 0.02%
- · 0.00%
- · 0.04%
- · 0.08%
Georgia's under-21 threshold is 0.02%.
📖 GA Manual · Georgia Drivers' Manual 2023-2024 - Impaired driving, p. 23Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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