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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

16 GCA § 3317: When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 16: Vehicles
  2. Chapter 3: General Provisions
  3. ARTICLE 3: RULES OF THE ROAD

(a) The operator of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:

(1) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.

(2) Upon a highway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two (2) or more lines of vehicles in each direction.

(3) Upon a one-way highway.

(b) The operator of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety.

(c) The provisions of this Section shall not relieve the operator of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway.

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