History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 40, § 12; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1828, § 10; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1400, § 10; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1161, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-19/SB 308; Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 3-6/HB 60.
Cross references.
Exemptions from firearm-possession laws generally, § 16-11-130 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, “weapons” was substituted for “weapon’s” twice in subsection (j).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-1/HB 60, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act.’ ”
Law reviews.
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).
For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 47 (2014).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 38 - Operators of Private Detective Businesses and Private Security Businesses
§ 43-38-2. Declaration of Purpose
§ 43-38-4. Creation of Board; Members; Secretary; Records; General Powers and Duties
§ 43-38-8. Temporary Employees
§ 43-38-9. Disposition of Applicants’ Fingerprints
§ 43-38-10.1. Training Instructors and Training Programs
§ 43-38-11.1. Suspension of License, Registration, or Weapons Permit
§ 43-38-12. Applicability of the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”
§ 43-38-14. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter; Local Regulation
§ 43-38-14.1. Restrictions on Local Business Licenses