The detention authorized by this paragraph shall be for the purpose of contacting a certified member of the Motor Carrier Compliance Enforcement Section or Georgia State Patrol. A certified officer shall report to the scene of a detained vehicle and take any further action deemed appropriate including completing the inspection and investigation, making an arrest, or bringing criminal or civil charges.
History. Code 1981, § 35-2-102 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 122, § 2/HB 343; Ga. L. 2012, p. 580, § 7/HB 865; Ga. L. 2021, p. 625, § 5/HB 479.
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, deleted the former first sentence of subsection (d), which read: “A weight inspector is not a peace officer and shall not be authorized to carry a firearm or exercise any power of arrest other than a citizen’s arrest in accordance with Code Sections 17-4-60 and 17-4-61.” See Editor’s notes for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2021, p. 625, § 8/HB 479, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that: “This Act shall not apply to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective May 10, 2021.
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For article, “HB 479: Repeal of Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law,” see 38 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 25 (2021).
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