§ 35-8-16. Effect of Standards and Training Requirements Provided in Chapter; Adoption of Additional Requirements by Law Enforcement Units
This chapter establishes only the minimum qualification standards and training requirements for peace officers in this state; each law enforcement unit is encouraged to prescribe such additional requirements as it deems necessary and appropriate. History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 11.
§ 35-8-17. Effect of Peace Officer’s Failure to Comply With Chapter Generally; Civil Actions Against Noncomplying Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Units
Any peace officer so employed who does not comply with this chapter shall not be authorized to exercise the powers of a law enforcement officer generally and particularly shall not be authorized to exercise the power of arrest. The council is authorized to bring a civil action against any peace officer who does not comply […]
§ 35-8-18. Applicability of Chapter to Emergency Peace Officers
This chapter shall not apply to emergency peace officers. History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 14; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 10.
§ 35-8-19. Appointment of Citizen of Adjoining State as Peace Officer
In each city of this state adjacent to the State of Georgia boundary line, the sheriff, mayor, or other person authorized to appoint peace officers may appoint as special deputy, special constable, marshal, policeman, or other peace officer a person who is not a citizen of Georgia but who is a citizen of an adjoining […]
§ 35-8-20. Training Requirements for Police Chiefs, Department Heads, and Wardens; Effect of Failure to Fulfill Training Requirement; Waiver of Requirements
During calendar year 1985 and during each calendar year thereafter, the chief of police or department head of each law enforcement unit and wardens of state institutions shall complete 20 hours of training as provided in this Code section. The training required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be completed in sessions as […]
§ 35-8-20.1. Training for Police Chiefs and Department Heads Appointed After June 30, 1999; Waivers
Any newly appointed chief of police or department head of a law enforcement unit whose term of employment commences after June 30, 1999, shall successfully complete a minimum of 60 hours of law enforcement chief executive training at the next scheduled law enforcement chief executive training class sponsored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of […]
§ 35-8-7.2. Administrative Procedure; Hearings; Review
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, proceedings of the council in the exercise of its authority to issue any certificate or discipline any peace officer under the terms of this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” In all such […]
§ 35-8-7.3. Civil Suits by Peace Officers
A peace officer shall have the right to bring a civil suit against any person, group of persons, organization, or corporation, or the head of an organization or corporation, for damages, either pecuniary or otherwise, suffered during the officer’s performance of official duties, for abridgment of the officer’s civil rights arising out of the officer’s […]
§ 35-8-7.4. Bias Motivated Intimidation of First Responders; Prosecution and Penalty
As used in this Code section, the term “first responder” means any firefighter of a municipal, county, or volunteer fire department, a peace officer as defined in Code Section 35-8-2, and an emergency medical technician as defined in Code Section 16-10-24.2. A person commits the offense of bias motivated intimidation when such person maliciously and […]
§ 35-8-8. Requirements for Appointment or Certification of Persons as Peace Officers and Preemployment Attendance at Basic Training Course; “Employment Related Information” Defined
Any person employed or certified as a peace officer shall: Be at least 18 years of age; Be a citizen of the United States; Have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; Not have been convicted by any state or by the federal government of any crime the punishment for which could have been […]