Georgia Car Accident Law

Every Code section these guides argue from

Guides
13
Code sections
62
Citations
369
Code Titles
11

Table of authorities

Counted from the guides. A section is listed only where a guide cites it; unnamed sections are left as the Code writes them.

Title 1 1 section

1-3-1
Computation of Time Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims5

Title 9 14 sections

9-2-41
Nonabatement of Tort Actions; Survival of Cause Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims5 Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims4
9-3-24
Six-Year Statute for Written Contracts Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2
9-3-25
Four-Year Statute for Oral Contracts and Legal Malpractice Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims3
9-3-32
Four-Year Statute of Limitations for Property Damage, Injuries to Personalty Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims6 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement2
9-3-33
Statute of Limitations; two years personal injury, four years loss of consortium Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims16 Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims3 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers2 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement3 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents1
9-3-90
Tolling for Minors and Persons of Unsound Mind Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims5
9-3-92
Exclusion of the Unrepresented Interval, Five-Year Ceiling Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims10
9-3-94
Absence from State, Tolling Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2
9-3-96
Fraud, When Limitation Commences to Run Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims6
9-3-99
Tolling for Tort Actions Arising from Crimes Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims13
9-10-91
Long-Arm Statute Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2
9-11-1
The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement1
9-11-15
Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2
9-11-67.1
Time-Limited Settlement Demands The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement5

Title 15 1 section

15-10-2
Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement2

Title 17 1 section

17-7-95
Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash1 Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2

Title 24 7 sections

24-6-612
Refreshing Recollection Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2
24-7-701
Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents1
24-7-702
Expert Testimony Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases4
24-8-802
Hearsay Rule Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases1
24-8-803
Hearsay Exceptions, Public Records Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases10 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents1
24-14-1
Burden of Proof Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2
24-14-9
Circumstantial Evidence, Reasonable Inferences Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases3

Title 33 7 sections

33-1-24
Insurance Requirements for Transportation Network Companies and Their Drivers Rideshare Accidents in Georgia: Whose Insurance Covers an Uber or Lyft Crash4
33-4-6
First-Party Bad Faith Refusal to Pay a Covered Loss The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement5
33-4-7
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurer's Duty in Property Damage Claims; Subsection (c Diminished Value Claims After a Georgia Car Accident4
33-7-11
Uninsured Motorist Coverage Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims6 Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash13 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement6 At-Fault vs. No-Fault: Understanding Georgia’s System7 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents5 Hit-and-Run Accidents in Georgia: What the Law Requires and How to Protect Your Claim6
33-7-16
Increased Minimum Liability Limits Following DUI Conviction Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash12 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1 At-Fault vs. No-Fault: Understanding Georgia’s System5
33-34-4
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Requirements Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash2 At-Fault vs. No-Fault: Understanding Georgia’s System2
33-34-5.1
Self-Insurers Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash2

Title 34 1 section

34-9-82
Workers' Compensation Claim Filing Deadline Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2

Title 36 2 sections

36-11-1
Twelve-Month Presentation Deadline for County Claims Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims4 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement2
36-33-5
Ante Litem Notice for Municipal Claims, Six Months Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims4 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement2

Title 40 15 sections

40-6-20
Obedience to Traffic Control Devices Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents2
40-6-48
Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents2
40-6-49
Following Too Closely Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases4 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents4
40-6-71
Yield When Turning Left Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents2
40-6-72
Right of Way Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases3
40-6-123
Turning Movements and Required Signals Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents2
40-6-180
Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2
40-6-270
Hit-and-Run Accidents in Georgia: What the Law Requires and How to Protect Your Claim2
40-6-271
Duty Upon Striking an Unattended Vehicle Hit-and-Run Accidents in Georgia: What the Law Requires and How to Protect Your Claim3
40-6-273
Duty to Report Accidents Hit-and-Run Accidents in Georgia: What the Law Requires and How to Protect Your Claim3
40-6-391
Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases2
40-8-76.1
Seat Belt Use Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims7 Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases3 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents4
40-9-36
Security Requirements Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash1
40-9-37
Amounts of Security Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash1
40-12-2
Nonresident Motorist Statute Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2

Title 50 2 sections

50-21-26
Georgia Tort Claims Act, Twelve Month Notice for State Claims Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims3 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement2
50-21-29
Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims1

Title 51 11 sections

51-1-11
Ten-Year Statute of Repose for Product Liability Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims2
51-1-40
Liability of Persons Who Sell, Furnish or Serve Alcoholic Beverages; Subsections (a Dram Shop Liability in Georgia: When a Bar or Host Shares Responsibility for a Drunk Driving Crash3
51-2-2
Liability for Torts of Servant Within the Scope of Business When Someone Else Was Driving: Owner, Family and Employer Liability in Georgia Car Accidents2
51-4-1
Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims3
51-4-2
Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims1
51-4-5
Recovery by Personal Representative for Wrongful Death and for Certain Expenses Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims3 Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims5
51-12-1.1
Reasonable Value of Medical Services Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims9 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1
51-12-5.1
Punitive Damages Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims9
51-12-32
Contribution Among Joint Tortfeasors Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents2
51-12-33
Apportionment of Damages / Comparative Negligence Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims2 Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases1 Georgia Car Accident Lawyers1 The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement5 At-Fault vs. No-Fault: Understanding Georgia’s System4 Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents23
51-13-1
Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims4

Guides

Figures are counted from each guide

  1. When Someone Else Was Driving: Owner, Family and Employer Liability in Georgia Car Accidents

    The person who caused a crash is not always the only person who can be held responsible for it. In Georgia, liability can reach a vehicle's owner, the head of...

    Leans on 51-2-2

    • 2 citations
    • 1 section
    • 7 min read

  2. Rideshare Accidents in Georgia: Whose Insurance Covers an Uber or Lyft Crash

    In a collision involving an Uber or Lyft vehicle, the first question is not who was at fault. It is what the driver's app was doing at the moment of...

    Leans on 33-1-24

    • 4 citations
    • 1 section
    • 7 min read

  3. Hit-and-Run Accidents in Georgia: What the Law Requires and How to Protect Your Claim

    When the other driver leaves the scene, the injured person is left with two problems at once: a driver who cannot be pursued in the ordinary way, and an insurance...

    Leans on 33-7-11 40-6-271 40-6-273

    • 14 citations
    • 4 sections
    • 8 min read

  4. Diminished Value Claims After a Georgia Car Accident

    A repaired car is not the same asset it was the day before the collision. Even when a body shop restores full function and appearance, a vehicle with an accident...

    Leans on 33-4-7

    • 4 citations
    • 1 section
    • 9 min read

  5. Dram Shop Liability in Georgia: When a Bar or Host Shares Responsibility for a Drunk Driving Crash

    Georgia starts from a clear premise: the person who drinks, not the person who poured, is ordinarily the cause of what happens next. The General Assembly wrote that premise into...

    Leans on 51-1-40

    • 3 citations
    • 1 section
    • 6 min read

  6. Comparative Negligence in Georgia Car Accidents

    Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence system with a 50% bar rule under O.C.G.A. § 51-12-33, meaning accident victims can recover damages only if they are less than 50% at...

    Leans on 33-7-11 40-6-49 51-12-33

    • 49 citations
    • 12 sections
    • 30 min read

  7. At-Fault vs. No-Fault: Understanding Georgia’s System

    Georgia operates as a traditional fault-based (tort) state where the at-fault driver's insurance pays all damages directly to injured parties, fundamentally different from no-fault states like Florida and Michigan that...

    Leans on 33-7-11 33-7-16 51-12-33

    • 18 citations
    • 4 sections
    • 40 min read

  8. The Claims Process: From Accident to Settlement

    Georgia car accident claims follow a predictable timeline from accident to resolution, typically taking 3 to 18 months depending on injury severity, liability clarity, and policy limits, with critical decision...

    Leans on 9-11-67.1 33-4-6 33-7-11

    • 35 citations
    • 11 sections
    • 30 min read

  9. Georgia Car Accident Lawyers

    This page lists Georgia personal injury firms as an informational resource, followed by a short summary of the Georgia rules that apply to most car accident claims. Before you read...

    Leans on 9-3-32 9-3-33 33-7-11

    • 8 citations
    • 7 sections
    • 12 min read

  10. Proving Fault in Georgia Car Accident Cases

    Georgia car accident claims require proving fault through a preponderance of the evidence standard, meaning you must show it is more likely than not (greater than 50% probability) that the...

    Leans on 24-7-702 24-8-803 40-6-49

    • 47 citations
    • 17 sections
    • 28 min read

  11. Georgia Car Insurance Requirements: Why 25/50/25 Coverage Fails After a Serious Crash

    Georgia's baseline liability requirement is $25,000 per person for bodily injury, $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, and $25,000 per accident for property damage, usually written 25/50/25. That is the...

    Leans on 33-7-11 33-7-16 33-34-4

    • 32 citations
    • 7 sections
    • 22 min read

  12. Damages Available in Georgia Car Accident Claims

    Georgia law allows car accident victims to seek recovery of both economic damages (medical expenses, lost wages, property damage) and non-economic damages (pain and suffering, emotional distress) with no statutory...

    Leans on 40-8-76.1 51-12-1.1 51-12-5.1

    • 46 citations
    • 9 sections
    • 31 min read

  13. Georgia Statute of Limitations for Car Accident Claims

    Georgia law requires car accident victims to file personal injury lawsuits within two years from the accident date under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, with strict enforcement and limited exceptions that can...

    Leans on 9-3-33 9-3-92 9-3-99

    • 107 citations
    • 24 sections
    • 40 min read