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GA HB1226
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Renitta Shannon
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AI Summary
- Repeals Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated in its entirety, eliminating the legal authority for citizen's arrests by private persons in the state
- Removes the citizen's arrest power previously granted to weight inspectors under Code Section 35-2-102, leaving them with no arrest authority and prohibiting them from carrying firearms
- Strikes the arrest powers of licensees and registrants of the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies, which were previously tied to the citizen's arrest statute (Code Section 17-4-60)
- Makes conforming changes to bail hearing procedures in Code Section 17-6-1 by removing the reference to the repealed citizen's arrest article
- Effective date of July 1, 2020, with a savings clause preserving rights, duties, penalties, and proceedings that arose before the effective date
Legislative Description
Criminal procedure; arrest by private persons; repeal article in its entirety
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/19/2020
Full Bill Text
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