History. Code 1981, § 35-1-20 , enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 823, § 1/SB 263; Ga. L. 2017, p. 24, § 2/SB 18.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added subsection (a); designated the previously existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (b); in subsection (b), substituted “sworn police officers” for “sworn officers” in the middle, and substituted “their” for “his or her” twice near the end; and added subsection (c).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 35-1-2. Examination of Sexual Assault Victims; Reports
§ 35-1-3. Subsistence Allowance for Law Enforcement Officers
§ 35-1-6. Appointment of Nonuniformed Investigators; Salaries; Status; Assignment; Powers
§ 35-1-7. Liability of Law Enforcement Officers Performing Duties at the Scene of an Emergency
§ 35-1-9. Utilization of Alarm Verification Required
§ 35-1-10. Training in Investigation of Family Violence Incidents
§ 35-1-11. Police Volunteers for Traffic Control; Training Required
§ 35-1-12. Chief of Police or Law Enforcement Head; Exception
§ 35-1-13. Completion and Transmission of Reports From Victims of Identity Fraud
§ 35-1-14. Written Policies for Emergency Pursuits
§ 35-1-18. Prohibition on Minimum Waiting Periods for Initiating Missing Person Report
§ 35-1-19. Disclosure of Arrest Booking Photographs Prohibited
§ 35-1-20. Retention of Weapons by Officers Following Employment