GA 40-14-17 - GA 40-14-17

40-14-17. Laser devices; reliability and admissibility of evidence. Evidence of speed based on a speed detection device using the speed timing principle of laser which is of a model that has been approved by the Department of Public Safety shall be considered scientifically acceptable and reliable as a speed detection device and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. A certified copy of the Department of Public Safety list of approved models of such laser devices shall be self-authenticating and shall be admissible for all purposes in any court, judicial, or administrative proceedings in this state. (Code 1981, § 40-14-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 5, § 1.) Law reviews. - For annual survey article discussing developments ...