The authority is authorized to contract for or to provide for and maintain a security force with respect to the facilities and property owned, leased, operated, or under the control of the authority and within the territory thereof. The security force shall have the duty to protect persons and property, disperse unlawful or dangerous assemblages, control pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and otherwise preserve and protect the public peace, health, and safety. For these purposes, a member of such force shall be a peace officer and, as such, shall have authority equivalent to the authority of a policeman or law enforcement officer of the county in which he is discharging his duties.
History. Code 1981, § 12-3-527 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1062, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Chapter 3 - Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation
Article 7 - Public Authorities
Part 10 - Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority
§ 12-3-522. Creation; Membership; Meetings; Expense Allowance; Perpetual Existence; Records
§ 12-3-523. Corporate Purpose and General Nature of Business
§ 12-3-524.1. Expenditure of Funds to Aid in Securing Gifts, Grants, Donations, and Contributions
§ 12-3-524.2. Ownership of Music Hall of Fame; Compliance With Copyright and Trademark Laws
§ 12-3-525. Exemption From Taxation
§ 12-3-528. Moneys Received by Authority Deemed to Be Trust Funds
§ 12-3-529. Authority to Fix Rentals and Other Charges for Users and Exhibitors
§ 12-3-530. Attorney General to Provide Legal Services for Authority
§ 12-3-531. Jurisdiction of Actions Brought Under This Part
§ 12-3-532. Contracts or Transactions of Authority Involving Conflict of Interest
§ 12-3-533. Issuance of Bonds by Authority
§ 12-3-535. Creation of Georgia Music Hall of Fame Advisory Committee
§ 12-3-536. Transferring Powers of Authority to the Department of Economic Development