Georgia Code
Article 2 - Justification and Excuse
§ 16-3-22. Immunity From Criminal Liability of Persons Rendering Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers

History. Code 1933, § 27-219, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 745, §§ 1, 2.
Cross references.
Exercise of power of arrest by private persons generally, § 17-4-60 et seq.

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Georgia Code

Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses

Chapter 3 - Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions

Article 2 - Justification and Excuse

§ 16-3-20. Justification

§ 16-3-21. Use of Force in Defense of Self or Others; Evidence of Belief That Force Was Necessary in Murder or Manslaughter Prosecution

§ 16-3-22. Immunity From Criminal Liability of Persons Rendering Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers

§ 16-3-22.1. Persons Who Provide Assistance to Law Enforcement Officers or the Division of Family and Children Services When the Health and Safety of Children Are Adversely Affected and Threatened

§ 16-3-23. Use of Force in Defense of Habitation

§ 16-3-23.1. No Duty to Retreat Prior to Use of Force in Self-Defense

§ 16-3-24. Use of Force in Defense of Property Other Than a Habitation

§ 16-3-24.1. Habitation and Personal Property Defined

§ 16-3-24.2. Immunity From Prosecution; Exception

§ 16-3-25. Entrapment

§ 16-3-26. Coercion

§ 16-3-27. Benefit of Clergy

§ 16-3-28. Affirmative Defenses