Verify | Georgia has the toughest school bus law in the country [Video]

GEORGIA, — This week, Governor Brian Kemp signed Addy’s Law, a bill that quadruples Georgia’s minimum fines for motorists who illegally pass school buses.  

For generations, school buses have had a special place in state law. When school buses stop to board or release children, school bus drivers activate flashing lights that signal other motorists to stop. In most cases, if they don’t stop, they’re breaking the law. 

Passed three weeks before adjourning for the year, Addy’s Law will fine motorists who violate it $1,000.

THE QUESTION

A viewer has asked our Verify team if this would make Georgia’s minimum fine for this the highest in America.  

THE SOURCES 

THE ANSWER 

The short answer is yes. 

WHAT WE FOUND 

When Georgia enacts Addy’s law, its thousand-dollar fine will be tied to the country’s largest minimum fine.

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