Rule 672-4-.06 - Powers and Procedures for Enforcement of Highway Obstruction Laws(1) A Department employee designated under the provisions of Rule 672-4-.02 of the Rules of the State Department of Transportation has the authority to question a person violating Code Section 16-11-43, O.C.G.A., of the Criminal Code of Georgia relating to the obstruction of highways or any public road which is part of the State Highway System.(2) If it is determined that the obstruction of the highway is not authorized by a permit, the Department employee will order that the obstruction be immediately removed. A citation form will be filled out and the person who caused the obstruction will be released to the appropriate law enforcement official. The Department employee may take whatever actions are necessary to clear or remove the obstruction from the highway if it is determined to be unsafe. The removal of the obstruction will be at the expense of the person who created it, provided that the Department or political subdivision involved in the clearing or removal assumes no liability for the custody or care of removed articles, materials, vehicles, or other related items.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 672-4-.06
Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 1100 as amended (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-961); Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-303), Secs. 32-2-2(b) and 50-13-4, O.C.G.A.
Original Rule entitled "Powers and Procedures for Enforcement of Highway Obstruction Laws" was filed on September 6, 1978; effective September 26, 1978.Amended: Filed November 4, 1988; effective November 24, 1988.