§ 35-8-23. Basic Training Course for Communications Officers; Certification Requirements; Duties of Council; Rules and Regulations
As used in this Code section, the term “communications officer” means and includes any person employed by the state or a local governmental agency to receive, process, or transmit public safety information and dispatch law enforcement officers, firefighters, medical personnel, or emergency management personnel. Any person employed on or after July 1, 1995, as a […]
§ 35-8-24. Training Requirements for Jail Officers and Juvenile Correctional Officers
Any person employed or appointed as a jail officer six months after January 1, 1999, shall not be authorized to serve as a jail officer in any detention facility after a certain date as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section unless such person has successfully completed a training course for jail officers approved […]
§ 35-6A-11. Advisory Board Created; Membership
There is established an advisory board to the council which shall consist of at least 15 and not more than 33 members appointed by the Governor who have training, experience, or special knowledge concerning the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency, the administration of juvenile justice, or the reduction of juvenile delinquency and shall be […]
§ 35-8-10. Applicability and Effect of Certification Requirements Generally; Requirements as to Exempt Persons
No person required to comply with the certification provisions of this chapter shall be employed or appointed by any law enforcement unit without certification from the council that the applicant has met the preemployment requirements established in this chapter, and no candidate shall perform any of the duties of a peace officer involving the power […]
§ 35-6A-12. Role of the Advisory Board
The advisory board shall: Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties. The advisory board shall also meet on the call of the chairperson, the director of the council, the chairperson of the council, or the Governor; Maintain minutes of its meetings; Participate in the development […]
§ 35-8-11. Basic Course to Be Completed at Schools Certified by Council
The basic course provided for in Code Section 35-8-9 shall be completed at any school certified by the council which provides the course requirements and methods of instruction established by the council. History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 10; Ga. L. 1975, p. 567, § 5; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 7.
§ 35-6A-15. Grant Program for Recovery of Transportation Costs to Emergency Treatment Facilities
Subject to appropriations, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall establish a grant program for the provision of funds to units of local government to be used for costs associated with transporting individuals to and from emergency receiving, evaluating, and treatment facilities as such terms are defined in Chapters 3 and 7 of Title 37. History. […]
§ 35-8-12. Certification to Use Speed Detection Devices; Withdrawal or Suspension of Certificate
Persons employed or appointed by any agency, organ, or department of this state or a subdivision or municipality thereof authorized to use speed detection devices shall be required to be certified by the council as qualified speed detection device operators. Each person operating radar speed or laser detection devices shall satisfactorily complete a course of […]
§ 35-8-1. Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.” History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 1. Law reviews. For annual survey of labor and employment law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 251 (2005); 58 Mercer L. Rev. 211 (2006).
§ 35-8-2. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Applicant” means a prospective peace officer who has not commenced employment or service with a law enforcement unit. “Candidate” means a peace officer who, having satisfied preemployment requirements, has commenced employment with a law enforcement unit but who has not satisfied the training requirement provided for in this […]