The adjutant general is authorized to empower service contract security guards employed by the Department of Defense with the power and authority to make summary arrests of persons violating the laws of this state or the United States upon and surrounding any Georgia Air National Guard or Georgia Army National Guard facility. In case of such arrests, the service contract security guard shall as soon as possible deliver the arrested person or persons to the custody of the sheriff of the county wherein the offense was committed. The adjutant general shall also have the power and authority to authorize service contract security guards to carry firearms in the official performance of their duties.
History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 471, § 2.
Cross references.
Employment of nonuniformed investigators to protect state property, § 35-1-6 .
Duties of adjutant general generally, § 38-2-151 .
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 50-16-3. Property of State Boards and Departments
§ 50-16-3.1. State Authorities Prohibited From Selling Real Property; Exceptions
§ 50-16-4. Use and Keeper of Capitol Buildings and Grounds
§ 50-16-5. Defacing or Injuring Capitol Building or Grounds
§ 50-16-5.1. Commission on the Preservation of the State Capitol
§ 50-16-8. Insurance of State Property Required; Self-Insurance Program Authorized
§ 50-16-9. Formulation of Self-Insurance Plan for State’s Properties; Incentive Programs Authorized
§ 50-16-11. Employment of Personnel to Carry Out Self-Insurance Plans
§ 50-16-16. Penalty for Refusal to Obey Security Personnel or Law Enforcement Officer
§ 50-16-18. Writing Off Small Amounts Due to State
§ 50-16-19. State Development Projects; Landscape Plan Requirements