(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride.
As with most statesAccording to [http://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-40/chapter-1/40-1-1 Georgia State Law as of 2010], the definition Roadway means: That portion of "roadway" in this context is a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a shoulder highway includes two or berm making it legal more separate roadways, the term 'roadway' shall refer to any such roadway separately, but not to hitchhike while on the shoulder of a roadall such roadways collectively.
Hitchhiking anywhere on the interstate is still illegal for safety reasons, although the law is seldom enforced.