07/07/2026
The complaints on golf cart violations have began to increase again so from this point on if you are stopped on a city street in violation of the golf cart ordinance you will be issued a ticket and the cart will be towed at the owners expense. Below is the ordinance....
ARTICLE II. - MOTORIZED GOLF CARTS
Sec. 50-33. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Motorized carts means electric and gas-powered carts, commonly known as golf carts, with no less than three wheels which cannot be operated at speeds greater than 20 miles per hour.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1014)
Sec. 50-34. - Uniform Rules of the Road adopted by reference.
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. title 40, ch. 6, the provisions of O.C.G.A. §§ 40-6-1 through 40-6-395 are hereby adopted as the traffic regulations of the City, with regards to the operation of motorized golf carts, as if recited herein, except for the exceptions stated in this article.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1015)
Sec. 50-35. - Permitted operation on City public streets only.
It shall be lawful for motorized golf carts only to be operated upon the public streets of the City in accordance with the provisions of this article.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1016)
Sec. 50-36. - Persons authorized to operate.
Persons authorized to operate golf carts in compliance with the provisions of this article are persons 16 years of age or older who have a valid motor vehicle driver's license; however, a person 15 years of age, if accompanied in the front seat by a person at least 18 years of age who holds a valid vehicle driver's license, may operate the cart.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1017)
Sec. 50-37. - Operation in parks on sidewalks.
Motorized carts shall not be operated on, upon or in public parks or sidewalks in the City except the parking area thereof.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1018)
Sec. 50-38. - Operation on State or federal highways.
Motorized vehicles, as defined in this article, shall not be operated on any State highway or federal highway except as follows:
(1)State Route # 32 at Alder Street crossing.(2)State Route # 32 at Cherry Street crossing.(3)U.S. Highway No. 129 at Second Street crossing.(4)U.S. Highway No. 129 at Eighth (Hudson) Street crossing.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1019)
Sec. 50-39. - Hours of operation.
Motorized Carts, as defined in this article, shall be operated in daylight hours only.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1020)
Sec. 50-40. - Registration.
(a)Before any motorized cart can be operated within the corporate limits of the City, the owner must register the vehicle in accordance with the application form provided by the City at the City Municipal Building, 111 N. Irwin Avenue.(b)Upon application the owner shall pay to the City application fee in the amount established by the City; the City shall issue the owner a decal and tag, which shall be non-transferable; the registration shall be effective until such time as the owner transfers the title to the cart, at which time the new owner must re-register the cart with the City upon payment of a fee in the amount established by the City within ten business days within the change of ownership. In the event the re-registration is not made within ten business days, a fee of penalty fee in the amount established by the City will be applied in addition to the required fee upon the re-registration of the cart.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1021)
Sec. 50-41. - Slow moving vehicle tag and emblem.
All motorized carts shall have the emblem and tag as issued by the City, which shall conform to the standards and specifications adopted for slow-moving vehicles of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), 1966, Standard ASAE S276.1. Such emblem and tag shall be mounted on the rear of such vehicle, in the approximate horizontal geometric center of the vehicle, at a height of three to five feet above the roadway, and shall be maintained at all times in a clear and reflective condition.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1022)
Sec. 50-42. - Owner's responsibility.
The owner of the motorized cart is responsible for the owner's actions and insurance coverage is a matter of their respective choice.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1023)
Sec. 50-43. - Enforcement.
The City Police Department and other law enforcement agencies shall be responsible for the enforcement of this article.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1024)
Sec. 50-44. - Penalty.
Any person, including the owner of the vehicle, found guilty of violation of any provision of this article shall be fined as follows: first offense: $25.00; second offense: $50.00; third offense: within one year of the date of conviction of the second offense $100.00 and the owners registration shall be revoked with no return of fees; the registered owner shall surrender to the City the tag issued to the owner within ten days of the date of conviction; if the tag is not surrendered within ten days of conviction, a fine of $5.00 per day shall be levied against the registered owner for each day thereafter until the tag is surrendered. The registered owner or family member of the registered owner shall not thereafter register a motorized cart for use in the City for a period of two years from the date of the surrender of the tag to the City by the registered owner. After the two-year revocation period has expired, if the registered owner wishes to re-register a motorized cart with the City the owner shall pay a fee in the amount established by the City for registration or re-registration.
( Ord. of 10-7-2008(2) , § 7-1025)
Sec. 48-54. - General provisions.
