{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-1-51","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 40-1-51","heading":"Legislative findings; construction.","body":"The General Assembly finds that the for-hire transportation of persons and property are a privilege that require close regulation and control to protect public welfare, provide for a competitive business environment, and provide for consumer protection. To that end, the provisions of this article are enacted. This is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed. The Department of Public Safety is designated as the agency to implement and enforce this article. Exceptions contained in this article shall have no effect on the applicability of any other provision of law applicable to motor vehicles, commercial motor vehicles, operators of motor vehicles, or carrier operations.","path":["TITLE 40 Motor Vehicles and Traffic","CHAPTER 1 Identification and Regulation","Article 3 Motor Carriers","PART 1 Georgia Motor Carrier Act of 2012"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.40.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"c77b3101ad7e97e92c3972a2748f374c72b4055d4b8316c101ead9e57b72721f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-1-50","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-40-1-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}