§ 35-1-1. Definitions
As used in this title, the term: “Board” means the Board of Public Safety. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of public safety. “Department” means the Department of Public Safety.
§ 35-1-10. Training in Investigation of Family Violence Incidents
The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall establish guidelines and procedures for the incorporation of training materials and information in: Methods for identifying, combating, and reporting family violence incidents; and Methods for identifying and reporting sexual offenses and assisting victims of sexual offenses. The guidelines and […]
§ 35-1-11. Police Volunteers for Traffic Control; Training Required
An elected sheriff or police chief of a local law enforcement agency or fire chief of a local fire department, with the approval of the local governing authority, shall be authorized to designate, equip, and train nonsworn law enforcement employees and firefighters and volunteers to assist in traffic control, provided that such individuals have successfully […]
§ 35-1-12. Chief of Police or Law Enforcement Head; Exception
Any county, municipality, or other public subdivision of this state which has a law enforcement agency shall declare a chief of police or a law enforcement head for such law enforcement agency who is required to be a certified peace officer pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 8 of this title, known as the “Georgia […]
§ 35-1-13. Completion and Transmission of Reports From Victims of Identity Fraud
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any law enforcement agency that receives a report from a resident of this state that such person has been the victim of identity fraud shall prepare an incident report and transmit the same to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identity fraud repository, as provided in Code Section 16-9-123, notwithstanding […]
§ 35-1-14. Written Policies for Emergency Pursuits
On and after January 1, 2004, each state, county, and local law enforcement agency that conducts emergency response and vehicular pursuits shall adopt written policies that set forth the manner in which these operations shall be conducted. Each law enforcement agency may create its own such policies or adopt an existing model. All pursuit policies […]
§ 35-1-15. Fresh Pursuit by Law Enforcement Officers; Authority and Responsibilities of Officers; Applicability
As used in this Code section, the term: “Fresh pursuit” means pursuit by a law enforcement officer of a person who is in immediate and continuous flight from the commission of a criminal offense. “Law enforcement officer” means a person employed or appointed by a state or political subdivision who is granted, by state law, […]
§ 35-1-16. Training Law Enforcement Officers Investigating Crimes Involving Trafficking Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude
The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall establish guidelines and procedures for the incorporation of training materials and information in: Methods for identifying, combating, and reporting incidents where a person has been trafficked for labor or sexual servitude, as such terms are defined in Code Section […]
§ 35-1-17. Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Enter Into Agreements With Federal Agencies for the Enforcement of Immigration Laws
Legislative intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage Georgia law enforcement officials to work in conjunction with federal immigration authorities and to utilize all resources made available by the federal government to assist state and local law enforcement officers in the enforcement of the immigration laws of this state and […]
§ 35-1-18. Prohibition on Minimum Waiting Periods for Initiating Missing Person Report
No law enforcement agency shall implement a policy or practice which mandates a minimum waiting period before initiating a missing person report with such agency; provided, however, that it shall remain within the discretion of the law enforcement agency to determine what action, if any, is required in response to such a report. History. Code […]
§ 35-1-19. Disclosure of Arrest Booking Photographs Prohibited
As used in this Code section, the term “booking photograph” means a photograph or image of an individual taken by an arresting law enforcement agency for the purpose of identification or taken when such individual was processed into a jail. Except as provided in Code Section 50-18-77 and booking photographs required for publication as set […]
§ 35-1-2. Examination of Sexual Assault Victims; Reports
As used in this Code section, the term: “Division” means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. “Medical examination” means an examination pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 16-6-1 or subsection (c) of Code Section 16-6-2. When a forensic medical examination is performed, evidence is collected, and the alleged victim […]
§ 35-1-20. Retention of Weapons by Officers Following Employment
As used in this Code section, the term: “Honorable conditions” means conditions of having satisfied, met, or exceeded the conduct and performance standards established by the state entity for sworn police officers. “State entity” means any state department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation, system, or authority. The governing authority of each municipality and […]
§ 35-1-21. Development of Guidelines and Procedures for Training in Identifying Domestic Terrorism and Reporting Information to Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center
The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall establish guidelines and procedures for the incorporation of training materials and information in methods for: Identifying and reporting activity that may lead to domestic terrorism; Combating domestic terrorism; and Individuals, law enforcement officials, and personnel within state agencies and […]
§ 35-1-22. Prohibition on Law Enforcement Retaining License Plate Data Obtained From Automated License Plate Recognition Systems; Limited Use of Data; Public Disclosure Prohibited
As used in this Code section, the term: “Automated license plate recognition system” means one or more high-speed cameras combined with computer algorithms used to convert images of license plates into computer readable data. “Captured license plate data” means the global positioning device coordinates, date and time, photograph, license plate number, and any other data […]
§ 35-1-23. Law Enforcement Agencies Required to Enter Certain Information Into Federal Violent Criminal Apprehension Program; Removal of Information; Applicability
As used in this Code section, the term “data base” means the national data base of the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program established and maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a successor data base. Each law enforcement agency in this state shall request access from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to enter information into […]
§ 35-1-3. Subsistence Allowance for Law Enforcement Officers
The governing authorities of the several counties, municipal corporations, and other political subdivisions of this state are authorized to designate and set apart a portion of the compensation, whether payable on a salary or fee basis, to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, patrolmen, policemen, and other law enforcement officers, as a subsistence allowance, which allowance shall not […]
§ 35-1-4. Requirements for Reporting Stolen Motor Vehicles and License Plates; Notice to Owner Upon Recovery; Rules and Regulations; Failure of Law Enforcement Officer to Report; Effect on Georgia Crime Information Center
As used in this Code section, the term: “Recovering agency” means the law enforcement agency which recovers a motor vehicle which has previously been reported stolen. “Reporting agency” means the law enforcement agency which receives a report that a motor vehicle has been stolen or lost and which reports such theft or loss to the […]
§ 35-1-5. Unauthorized Use of Wavelength of Radio System Adopted by Department or Georgia Bureau of Investigation
It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, firm, or corporation to use the same wavelength of the radio system adopted by the department without the prior written authorization of the commissioner or to do any act interfering with the proper receipt or transmission of information relating to the department or any division thereof. It […]
§ 35-1-6. Appointment of Nonuniformed Investigators; Salaries; Status; Assignment; Powers
The commissioner is authorized to appoint five nonuniformed investigators who shall be certified peace officers pursuant to Chapter 8 of this title, the “Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.” The commissioner shall determine the salaries of such investigators. The investigators shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 and therefore […]