Section 16-11-43.1 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Promoting or organizing drag races or laying drags exhibitions(a) Any person who knowingly promotes or organizes an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.(b) Any person who is knowingly present and actively facilitating an exhibition of illegal drag racing, in violation of Code Section 40-6-186, or of laying drags, in violation of Code Section 40-6-251, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $250.00. For purposes of this subsection, active facilitation may be evidenced by using a vehicle to block the portion of the roadway closest to exhibition participants allowing the event to take place.Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 513,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 152,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2021.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.