§ 35-2-42. Personnel Administration
All members of the Uniform Division, all communications officers, and all recruits or cadets shall be governed by rules and regulations as now or hereafter established under Chapter 20 of Title 45. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 2; Ga. L. 1939, p. 135, § 2; Ga. L. 1946, p. 39, § […]
§ 35-2-71. Powers and Duties of Security Guards
While in the performance of their duties, such security guards shall have the same powers of arrest and the same powers to enforce law and order as the sheriff of the county and the chief of police of the municipality in this state in which any such security guards are performing their duties. While in […]
§ 35-2-44. Enlistment, Examination, Preliminary Training, Subsequent Instruction, and Rules and Regulations for Discipline and Conduct of Recruits and Troopers of Uniform Division
It shall be the duty of the commissioner, subject to the laws of this state, to arrange for the enlistment and examination of applicants for service as troopers or officers of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, to provide the necessary preliminary training and subsequent instruction of troopers and recruits as peace […]
§ 35-2-72. Compensation, Uniforms, and Equipment of Security Guards
All persons employed as security guards shall be compensated in an amount to be prescribed by the commissioner and shall be furnished with and shall wear such distinctive uniforms and equipment as may be prescribed by the commissioner. History. Ga. L. 1968, p. 475, § 3.
§ 35-2-45. Promotions of Personnel in Uniform Division
Any trooper first class of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of corporal, provided he has served a period of 12 months in the Georgia State Patrol including the period of probation. Any noncommissioned or commissioned officer shall be eligible for promotion to a […]
§ 35-2-46. Dismissal of Officers, Troopers, and Communications Officers
All officers, troopers, and communications officers who are in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 may be dismissed from their employment with the department only in accordance with Chapter 20 of Title 45 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 5; Ga. L. […]
§ 35-2-47. Suspension Pending Dismissal
All officers, troopers, and communications officers who are in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 may be suspended pending their dismissal from employment with the department as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 45 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 5; Ga. […]
§ 35-2-49. Provision of Uniforms and Equipment to Sworn Members of the Department of Public Safety and Radio Operators; Retention of Weapons and Badges Upon Retirement
The commissioner shall, within the limit of the appropriation, provide the sworn members of the Department of Public Safety with proper uniforms, suitable to the season, and also with emergency and first-aid outfits, weapons, motor vehicles with radio equipment, and all other necessary supplies and equipment for the purpose of carrying out this article, the […]
§ 35-2-49.1. Retention of Badge and Weapon by Disabled Law Enforcement Officer
As used in this Code section, the term “disability” means a disability that prevents an individual from working as a law enforcement officer. When a member of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety leaves the Uniform Division as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty, such member of […]
§ 35-2-50. Purchasing of Uniforms, Supplies, and Equipment
The uniforms, supplies, and equipment authorized by Code Section 35-2-49 shall be purchased by the Department of Administrative Services, with the consent and approval of the Department of Public Safety, by bid let to the lowest and best bidder and in accordance with specifications named in the advertisement of bid. The advertisement of the letting […]