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§ 35-8-7.1. Authority of Council to Refuse Certificate to Applicant or to Discipline Council Certified Officer or Exempt Officer; Grounds; Restoration of Certificate; Emergency Suspension of Certification; Notice of Investigation; Retention of Records

The council shall have authority to refuse to grant a certificate to an applicant or to discipline a council certified officer or exempt officer under this chapter or any antecedent law upon a determination by the council that the applicant, council certified officer, or exempt officer has: Failed to demonstrate the qualifications or standards for […]

§ 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 […]

§ 35-5-2. Board Authorized to Establish, Operate, and Maintain Center; Powers of Board as to Selection and Compensation of Administrator

The Board of Public Safety is authorized: To establish, operate, and maintain the Georgia Public Safety Training Center for the purpose of providing facilities and programs for the training of state and local law enforcement officers, firefighters, correctional personnel, emergency medical personnel, behavioral health co-responders, and others; and To do all things and take any […]

§ 35-6A-7. Functions and Authority of Council

The council is vested with the following functions and authority: To cooperate with and secure cooperation of every department, agency, or instrumentality in the state government or its political subdivisions in the furtherance of the purposes of this chapter; To prepare, publish in print or electronically, and disseminate fundamental criminal justice information of a descriptive […]

§ 35-5-3. Assignment to Department of Public Safety for Administrative Purposes; Authorization to Solicit and Accept Gifts, Grants, Donations, Property, and Services

The center is assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes only as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3. The board is authorized to solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations, property, both real and personal, and services for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 429, § 4; Ga. […]

§ 35-6A-8. Limitations on Authority of Council

Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the council shall not exercise any power, undertake any duty, or perform any function assigned by law to the Governor, the Attorney General, or any of the prosecuting or investigatory agencies at the state or local level. History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 1306, § 8.

§ 35-5-4. Powers and Duties of Administrator

The administrator of the center shall select the necessary staff and shall administer the policies and programs of the board regarding the center. The administrator shall be responsible to the board for the management and operation of the center and shall report directly to the board. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 429, § 3. Cross […]

§ 35-5-6. Effect of Chapter on Powers of Board of Corrections, State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Technical College System of Georgia

Nothing in this chapter shall be considered as altering current state laws establishing the powers and authority of the Board of Corrections or the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Furthermore, nothing in this chapter shall prevent the Technical College System of Georgia from providing any course of instruction including, but not limited to, instructional […]