Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers
§ 35-8-6. Appointment of Executive Director of Council; Contracts for Services; Personnel; Investigators; Subpoenas; Funding; Gifts, Grants, or Donations

History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 7; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 5; Ga. L. 1988, p. 483, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 514, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 336, § 2/HB 867.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” in the third and fourth sentences of subsection (c); added subsection (d); and redesignated former subsections (d) through (f) as present subsections (e) through (g), respectively.

Structure Georgia Code

Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies

Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers

§ 35-8-1. Short Title

§ 35-8-2. Definitions

§ 35-8-3. Establishment of Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; Membership; Organization; Administrative Assignment to Department of Public Safety

§ 35-8-4. Officers of Council; Quorum; Minutes of Meetings and Records; Reports to Governor and General Assembly

§ 35-8-5. Compensation of Members of Council

§ 35-8-6. Appointment of Executive Director of Council; Contracts for Services; Personnel; Investigators; Subpoenas; Funding; Gifts, Grants, or Donations

§ 35-8-7. Powers and Duties of Council Generally

§ 35-8-7.1. Authority of Council to Refuse Certificate to Applicant or to Discipline Council Certified Officer or Exempt Officer; Grounds; Restoration of Certificate; Emergency Suspension of Certification; Notice of Investigation; Retention of Record...

§ 35-8-7.2. Administrative Procedure; Hearings; Review

§ 35-8-7.3. Civil Suits by Peace Officers

§ 35-8-7.4. Bias Motivated Intimidation of First Responders; Prosecution and Penalty

§ 35-8-8. Requirements for Appointment or Certification of Persons as Peace Officers and Preemployment Attendance at Basic Training Course; “Employment Related Information” Defined

§ 35-8-9. Completion of Basic Training Course Required; Acceptance of Other Instruction; Effect of Failure to Complete Basic Training Requirements; Limitation

§ 35-8-10. Applicability and Effect of Certification Requirements Generally; Requirements as to Exempt Persons

§ 35-8-11. Basic Course to Be Completed at Schools Certified by Council

§ 35-8-12. Certification to Use Speed Detection Devices; Withdrawal or Suspension of Certificate

§ 35-8-13.1. Training and Certification of Municipal Probation Officers

§ 35-8-15. Preparation and Maintenance of Employment Records by Law Enforcement Units and Council; Release of Records

§ 35-8-16. Effect of Standards and Training Requirements Provided in Chapter; Adoption of Additional Requirements by Law Enforcement Units

§ 35-8-17. Effect of Peace Officer’s Failure to Comply With Chapter Generally; Civil Actions Against Noncomplying Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Units

§ 35-8-18. Applicability of Chapter to Emergency Peace Officers

§ 35-8-19. Appointment of Citizen of Adjoining State as Peace Officer

§ 35-8-20. Training Requirements for Police Chiefs, Department Heads, and Wardens; Effect of Failure to Fulfill Training Requirement; Waiver of Requirements

§ 35-8-20.1. Training for Police Chiefs and Department Heads Appointed After June 30, 1999; Waivers

§ 35-8-21. Training Requirements for Peace Officers; Waiver; Exemption for Retired Peace Officers; Confirmation of Training

§ 35-8-21.1. Use of Retired Peace and Correctional Officers in Emergency or Disaster; Training; Immunities; Compensation; Power of Arrest

§ 35-8-22. Reimbursement of Training Expenses by Subsequent Employer of Peace Officer; Collection Procedure; Required Documentation

§ 35-8-23. Basic Training Course for Communications Officers; Certification Requirements; Duties of Council; Rules and Regulations

§ 35-8-24. Training Requirements for Jail Officers and Juvenile Correctional Officers

§ 35-8-25. Training and Certification of Bomb Technicians, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, and Animal Handlers; Intergovernmental Assistance Agreements

§ 35-8-26. [For Effective Date, See note.] Taser and Electronic Control Weapons; Requirements for Use; Establishment of Policies; Training

§ 35-8-27. Training Requirements for School Resource Officers