Any peace officer, law enforcement agency, community service board, community service board team member, public safety agency, communications officer, or any employee or contractor thereof, who acts in good faith in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for his or her actions in connection with any of the following decisions: to dispatch or not dispatch a co-responder team, to incarcerate an individual, to transport an individual to an emergency receiving facility, or not take an individual into custody.
History. Code 1981, § 37-12-13 , enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 722, § 5/SB 403.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Programs
§ 37-12-2. Co-Responder Partnership Programs; Operations and Transportation
§ 37-12-3. Identification of Entities Responding to Emergency Calls
§ 37-12-5. Role of Law Enforcement Agencies
§ 37-12-6. Crisis Intervention Team Training
§ 37-12-7. Notification of Co-Responder Team of Emergencies
§ 37-12-8. Co-Responder Protocol Committee; Role
§ 37-12-9. Role of Community Service Boards Following Response
§ 37-12-11. Record Keeping; Annual Reporting