Georgia Code
Article 1 - False Arrest
§ 51-7-1. Right of Action for False Arrest

An arrest under process of law, without probable cause, when made maliciously, shall give a right of action to the party arrested.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2935; Code 1868, § 2942; Code 1873, § 2993; Code 1882, § 2993; Civil Code 1895, § 3854; Civil Code 1910, § 4450; Code 1933, § 105-1001.
Law reviews.
For article, “Georgia Local Government Officers: Rights for Their Wrongs,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 747 (1979).

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