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This correspondence mainly deals with suspension of driver's licenses. In it individuals are trying to obtain hearings in order to get restricted licenses or wanting to know the requirements to get their licenses back. In some cases they were allowed to operate vehicles for their employer or other special cases. This was done only if they met certain requirements. In some cases there is not a complete years correspondence.

Scope and Contents These published reports are primarily of a statistical nature. They are compiled from the reports of the Department's various divisions and units. Among the more important sections of these annual reports are: (1) organizational chart (2) Accident Reporting Division including all pertinent data concerning motor vehicle accidents such as mortalities, injuries, number of accidents, cost of accidents, city and county records and a statistical summary (3) Electronic Data (4) Personnel (5) Safety...

Scope and Contents This series contains original and copied material that pertains to the administration of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). The majority of the records are unbound and reflect the high priority the department had assigned to highway safety. The records in this series include but are not limited to: 1) correspondence and memoranda 2) traffic safety and fatality reports 3) reports to the Governor 4) budget, planning and development documents 5) various questionnaires on law enforcement...

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This publication contains the various laws concerning driving, the use of highways and pedestrian safety.

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This series contains programs of the graduating classes of the Georgia State Patrol.

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This newsletter is composed of both personnel and professional news notes concerning the Georgia State Patrol. It is similar to The Trooper in record group 35-2-25 and Traffic Safety Coordinator in record group 35-2-24.

Scope and Contents This publication contains a great deal of statistical information concerning traffic accidents and is published annually. The statistical schedules presented in this publication are summarized below. Many of these schedules are given by county, The schedules included (not all schedules are included in every issue) in the publications are (1) location and telephone numbers of Georgia State Patrol Posts; (2) traffic deaths for previous fifteen years; (3) traffic tolls for previous five years;...

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This is an in house type of publication that is published monthly for the personnel of the department and other interested persons. It contains a monthly report of the activities at each of the State Patrol Posts that concerns personnel changes and similar news.

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This publication contains brief news notes concerning traffic safety and is published once a month. The publication is especially interested in recent legislation relating to traffic safety passed by the Georgia General Assembly and other state and national legislative bodies.

Scope and Contents This series contains the first application for an identification card and the identification card itself issued to a handicapped holder of a valid Georgia driver's license under the provisions of Senate Bill 262 passed in the 1973 - 1974 session of the General Assembly. The bill was sponsored by Senators Tysinger of the 41st District, Howard of the 42nd and Overby of the 49th. It was recommended by the Department of Public Safety that these records be retained in the Archives for display...

Scope and Contents This series consists of several statistical reports summarizing the field operations of each patrol post in Georgia. Included are: 1) inspection reports of each post (Form GSP-22) 2) Breakdown of Accidents (Form GSP-49) 3) arrests and disposition of cases by county showing breakdowns, types of dispositions and fines (Form GSP-6) 4) fatalities and arrests for DUI by county showing name, address, age and race of subject, time of death or arrest and location of incident and 5) related...

Scope and Contents The Act of April 18, 1967 created the Office of Coordinator of Highway Safety to assist the Governor in the formulation, coordination and supervision of state and local highway safety programs in order to reduce traffic accidents, deaths, injuries and property damage in the state. The Governor was authorized to appoint the Coordinator. The Act of April 6, 1972 renamed the office the Office of Highway Safety and transferred it to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes...

Scope and Contents These annual reports contain statistical and narrative material and can be summarized with the following table of contents taken from the 1969 - 1970 fiscal year annual report: (1) 1969 statistical traffic data for State of Georgia; (2) chart showing accident reporting, traffic deaths, injuries and economic loss; (3) maps displaying political subdivisions that have participated in highway safety projects administered by the Office of Coordinator of Highway Safety; (4) individual breakdown of...

Scope and Contents The Act of March 10, 1970 created the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council for the purpose of upgrading the selection and training of peace officers in Georgia and placed the Council within the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes. The Council was authorized, strengthened by later acts, to establish standards to be used in certifying schools authorized to train peace officers, to certify schools that meet such standards as well as the instructors and...