The terms for which county police shall be elected or appointed shall be left to the discretion of the county governing authority. Such county police or any member thereof may be removed from office at any time, at the will of the county governing authority, with or without cause. A resolution or ordinance authorizing the creation of a county police force adopted by a county governing authority and approved by the qualified electors of the county in a special election as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 36-8-1 shall not affect the power of the county governing authority to abolish a county police force at any time.
History. Ga. L. 1909, p. 156, § 7; Civil Code 1910, § 855; Ga. L. 1914, p. 142, § 7; Code 1933, § 23-1407; Ga. L. 1992, p. 324, § 2.
Structure Georgia Code
§ 36-8-1. Election or Appointment of County Police; Qualifications
§ 36-8-2. Terms of Office; Removal; Authority to Abolish County Police Force
§ 36-8-3. Bonds and Actions Thereon
§ 36-8-4. Establishment of Salaries; Payment; Tax Levy
§ 36-8-5. Powers of County Police Generally
§ 36-8-7. Rules and Regulations for Conduct, Management, and Control of County Police
§ 36-8-8. Limitation on Decreasing Funding for County Police Force; Exceptions