Your rights at a traffic stop in Georgia

Every rule below is quoted from the Georgia statute it comes from, so you can check it yourself. This is the same text Amparo prints onto a card for your glovebox.

1. You must display your license to an officer on request (O.C.G.A. §40-5-29) — handing it over is the safe way to comply.
   “Every licensee shall have his or her driver's license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle” (a); “shall display his or her license upon the demand of a law enforcement officer” (b). — O.C.G.A. §40-5-29(a),(b)
2. You may remain silent beyond providing your documents — Georgia has no general stop-and-identify law for drivers. But NEVER give a false name (a crime, O.C.G.A. §16-10-25), and in some on-foot situations officers may lawfully demand identification.
3. Officers may lawfully order you out of the vehicle — comply, keep hands visible, argue later.
4. Carrying a firearm? Georgia law does not require you to volunteer it — but never reach without announcing; if asked, answer calmly and follow instructions.
5. Silence covers questions — not chemical tests. Refusing the state test after a DUI arrest suspends your license for a year — you have 30 days to appeal that suspension (O.C.G.A. §40-5-67.1). Under the Georgia Constitution, refusing the breath test cannot be used against you in a criminal trial (Elliott v. State, 2019); refusing a blood test generally still can be. Roadside sobriety tests and the portable roadside breath device are voluntary in Georgia.
6. Sobriety checkpoints are legal in Georgia. Don't drive with this card mounted — keep it in the door pocket and present it once stopped.