GA HB1333

County and municipal law enforcement agencies in Georgia would be authorized to employ nonsworn civilian traffic investigators to investigate traffic accidents involving property damage of $500.00 or more, but explicitly not for the purpose of reducing or replacing sworn law enforcement officers

Civilian traffic investigators would have no power of arrest, no authority to carry firearms for investigative purposes, and would not be issued weapons or law enforcement badges; their vehicles could not bear law enforcement markings or be equipped with blue lights

Each civilian traffic investigator must complete a minimum 4-hour training program established by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, followed by at least 4 weeks of field training with an experienced law enforcement officer

Civilian traffic investigators would be granted the same authority as law enforcement officers to direct, control, or regulate traffic specifically for the purpose of towing or removing vehicles obstructing a highway, and must use the same uniform motor vehicle accident reports and reporting procedures as police officers

Willfully obstructing, resisting, or interfering with a civilian traffic investigator in the course of their duties would be punishable as a misdemeanor