| 8 | | - | To amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15, Chapter 5 of Title 35 Code Section 40-6-6, and |
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| 9 | | - | 1 |
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| 10 | | - | Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to2 |
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| 11 | | - | general provisions regarding sheriffs, the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, authorized3 |
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| 12 | | - | emergency vehicles and pursuit of fleeing suspects, and general provisions relative to jails,4 |
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| 13 | | - | respectively, so as to allow sheriffs to receive certain additional salaries; to provide for5 |
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| 14 | | - | jurisdiction, powers, and duties for peace officers appointed to the Georgia Public Safety6 |
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| 15 | | - | Training Center law enforcement unit; to authorize the issuance of motor vehicles, uniforms,7 |
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| 16 | | - | and weaponry to such peace officers; to prohibit the use of solid, flashing, or revolving blue8 |
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| 17 | | - | lights by law enforcement officers outside the jurisdiction of his or her agency; to provide9 |
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| 18 | | - | for exceptions; to provide jailers with arrest powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal10 |
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| 19 | | - | conflicting laws; and for other purposes.11 |
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| 20 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:12 |
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| 21 | | - | SECTION 1.13 |
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| 22 | | - | Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to14 |
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| 23 | | - | general provisions regarding sheriffs, is amended by revising Code Section 15-16-20.1,15 |
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| 24 | | - | relating to additional salary, as follows:16 |
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| 25 | | - | "15-16-20.1.17 |
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| 26 | | - | S. B. 37 |
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| 27 | | - | - 1 - 24 SB 37/AP |
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| 28 | | - | In addition to the minimum salary provided in Code Section 15-16-20, the sheriff of any |
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| 29 | | - | 18 |
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| 30 | | - | county who performs the duties of a sheriff for a state court, probate court, magistrate19 |
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| 31 | | - | court, juvenile court, or county recorder's court under any applicable general or local law20 |
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| 32 | | - | of this state shall receive for his or her services in such court or courts a salary of not less21 |
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| 33 | | - | than $385.90 per month, to be paid from the funds of the county. A sheriff who serves in22 |
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| 34 | | - | more than one such court shall receive only one |
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| 35 | | - | such salary for up to two courts. Such23 |
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| 36 | | - | salaries shall not be eligible for increase for any state cost-of-living or general performance24 |
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| 37 | | - | based increases."25 |
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| 38 | | - | SECTION 2.26 |
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| 39 | | - | Chapter 5 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Public27 |
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| 40 | | - | Safety Training Center, is amended by revising Code Section 35-5-7, relating to security28 |
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| 41 | | - | police force for the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, as follows:29 |
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| 42 | | - | "35-5-7.30 |
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| 43 | | - | (a) The administrator of the center, with the approval of the board, is authorized to31 |
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| 44 | | - | establish a security police force law enforcement unit within the Georgia Public Safety32 |
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| 45 | | - | Training Center. and appoint employees to serve as peace officers who shall be responsible33 |
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| 46 | | - | for preserving public order, protecting life and property, and preventing crime. Such34 |
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| 47 | | - | employees shall have been certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training35 |
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| 48 | | - | Council as having successfully completed the course of training required by Chapter 8 of36 |
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| 49 | | - | this title, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.'37 |
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| 50 | | - | (b) While in the performance of their duties on property of the Georgia Public Safety38 |
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| 51 | | - | Training Center, such security police, such peace officers shall have the same law39 |
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| 52 | | - | enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a any other law enforcement officer40 |
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| 53 | | - | of the local government with police jurisdiction over such certified pursuant to Chapter 841 |
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| 54 | | - | of this title, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.' The Georgia Public42 |
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| 55 | | - | Safety Training Center law enforcement unit shall enforce laws on all properties controlled43 |
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| 56 | | - | S. B. 37 |
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| 57 | | - | - 2 - 24 SB 37/AP |
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| 58 | | - | by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and enforce state laws and protect life and44 |
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| 59 | | - | property when ordered by the Governor or requested by a sheriff of a county or police chief45 |
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| 60 | | - | of a county or municipality in this state. Such officers shall be authorized to possess and46 |
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| 61 | | - | carry such firearms and other weapons while on duty as may be prescribed by the47 |
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| 62 | | - | administrator of the center.48 |
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| 63 | | - | (c) From funds appropriated or available to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, the49 |
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| 64 | | - | administrator of the center shall be authorized to provide motor vehicles, uniforms,50 |
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| 65 | | - | firearms, and any other equipment and supplies to employees of the Georgia Public Safety51 |
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| 66 | | - | Training Center law enforcement unit necessary to carry out the provisions of this Code52 |
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| 67 | | - | section.53 |
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| 68 | | - | (d) This Code section shall not repeal, supersede, alter, or affect the power of any other54 |
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| 69 | | - | law enforcement officer of this state or of any county, municipality, or other political55 |
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| 70 | | - | subdivision of this state."56 |
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| 71 | | - | SECTION 3.57 |
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| 72 | | - | Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to58 |
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| 73 | | - | general provisions relative to jails, is amended by revising Code Section 42-4-1, relating to59 |
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| 74 | | - | appointment of county and municipal jailers, as follows:60 |
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| 75 | | - | "42-4-1.61 |
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| 76 | | - | (a) By virtue of their offices, sheriffs are jailers of the counties and have the authority to62 |
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| 77 | | - | appoint other jailers, subject to the supervision of the county governing authority, as63 |
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| 78 | | - | prescribed by law.64 |
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| 79 | | - | (b) By virtue of their offices, chiefs of police are the jailers of the municipal corporations65 |
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| 80 | | - | and have the authority to appoint other jailers, subject to the supervision of the municipal66 |
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| 81 | | - | governing authority, as prescribed by law. Each jailer of a municipal corporation shall67 |
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| 82 | | - | maintain the records required of sheriffs by subsection (a) of Code Section 42-4-7.68 |
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| 83 | | - | S. B. 37 |
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| 84 | | - | - 3 - 24 SB 37/AP |
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| 85 | | - | (c) Jailers who have been certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training69 |
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| 86 | | - | Council as having successfully completed the course of training required by Chapter 8 of70 |
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| 87 | | - | Title 35, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,' shall be authorized to71 |
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| 88 | | - | arrest any person found to be in violation of a criminal law that occurs within the jail or72 |
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| 89 | | - | within the perimeter guard lines of such jail established pursuant to subsection (j) of Code73 |
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| 90 | | - | Section 42-4-13. Jailers shall be further authorized to exercise arrest powers upon any74 |
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| 91 | | - | person for whom a complaint or arrest warrant is pending who surrenders into custody at75 |
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| 92 | | - | his or her jail."76 |
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| 93 | | - | SECTION 4.77 |
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| 94 | | - | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.78 |
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| 95 | | - | S. B. 37 |
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| 96 | | - | - 4 - |
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| 6 | + | To amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15, Code Section 40-6-6, and Article 1 of1 |
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| 7 | + | Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general2 |
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| 8 | + | provisions regarding sheriffs, authorized emergency vehicles and pursuit of fleeing suspects,3 |
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| 9 | + | and general provisions relative to jails, respectively, so as to allow sheriffs to receive certain4 |
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| 10 | + | additional salaries; to prohibit the use of solid, flashing, or revolving blue lights by law5 |
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| 11 | + | enforcement officers outside the jurisdiction of his or her agency; to provide for exceptions;6 |
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| 12 | + | to provide jailers with arrest powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting7 |
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| 13 | + | laws; and for other purposes.8 |
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| 14 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:9 |
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| 15 | + | SECTION 1.10 |
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| 16 | + | Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to11 |
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| 17 | + | general provisions regarding sheriffs, is amended by revising Code Section 15-16-20.1,12 |
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| 18 | + | relating to additional salary, as follows:13 |
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| 19 | + | "15-16-20.1.14 |
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| 20 | + | In addition to the minimum salary provided in Code Section 15-16-20, the sheriff of any15 |
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| 21 | + | county who performs the duties of a sheriff for a state court, probate court, magistrate16 |
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| 22 | + | S. B. 37 (SUB) |
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| 23 | + | - 1 - 24 LC 39 4391S |
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| 24 | + | court, juvenile court, or county recorder's court under any applicable general or local law17 |
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| 25 | + | of this state shall receive for his or her services in such court or courts a salary of not less18 |
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| 26 | + | than $385.90 per month, to be paid from the funds of the county. A sheriff who serves in19 |
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| 27 | + | more than one such court shall receive only one such salary for up to two courts. Such20 |
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| 28 | + | salaries shall not be eligible for increase for any state cost-of-living or general performance21 |
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| 29 | + | based increases."22 |
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| 30 | + | SECTION 2.23 |
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| 31 | + | Code Section 40-6-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorized24 |
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| 32 | + | emergency vehicles and pursuit of fleeing suspects, by revising subsection (e) as follows:25 |
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| 33 | + | "(e)(1) Except when responding to an emergency call or when in the pursuit of an actual26 |
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| 34 | + | or suspected violator of the law, it shall be unlawful for an operator of a law enforcement27 |
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| 35 | + | vehicle to use solid, flashing, or revolving blue lights outside the jurisdiction of his or her28 |
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| 36 | + | agency.29 |
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| 37 | + | (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an authorized emergency vehicle with30 |
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| 38 | + | flashing lights other than as authorized by subsection (c) of this Code section."31 |
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| 39 | + | SECTION 3.32 |
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| 40 | + | Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to33 |
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| 41 | + | general provisions relative to jails, is amended by revising Code Section 42-4-1, relating to34 |
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| 42 | + | appointment of county and municipal jailers, as follows:35 |
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| 43 | + | "42-4-1.36 |
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| 44 | + | (a) By virtue of their offices, sheriffs are jailers of the counties and have the authority to37 |
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| 45 | + | appoint other jailers, subject to the supervision of the county governing authority, as38 |
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| 46 | + | prescribed by law.39 |
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| 47 | + | (b) By virtue of their offices, chiefs of police are the jailers of the municipal corporations40 |
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| 48 | + | and have the authority to appoint other jailers, subject to the supervision of the municipal41 |
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| 49 | + | S. B. 37 (SUB) |
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| 50 | + | - 2 - 24 LC 39 4391S |
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| 51 | + | governing authority, as prescribed by law. Each jailer of a municipal corporation shall42 |
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| 52 | + | maintain the records required of sheriffs by subsection (a) of Code Section 42-4-7.43 |
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| 53 | + | (c) Jailers who have been certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training44 |
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| 54 | + | Council as having successfully completed the course of training required by Chapter 8 of45 |
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| 55 | + | Title 35, the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act,' shall be authorized to46 |
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| 56 | + | arrest any person found to be in violation of a criminal law that occurs within the jail or47 |
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| 57 | + | within the perimeter guard lines of such jail established pursuant to subsection (j) of Code48 |
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| 58 | + | Section 42-4-13. Jailers shall be further authorized to exercise arrest powers upon any49 |
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| 59 | + | person for whom a complaint or arrest warrant is pending who surrenders into custody at50 |
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| 60 | + | his or her jail."51 |
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| 61 | + | SECTION 4.52 |
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| 62 | + | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.53 |
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| 63 | + | S. B. 37 (SUB) |
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| 64 | + | - 3 - |
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