GA HB1512

Adds "code enforcement officer" as a new defined category in Georgia's assault and battery statutes, covering county or municipal employees with enforcement authority for health, safety, or welfare requirements who can issue citations or file complaints

Extends enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, battery, and aggravated battery to include offenses committed against code enforcement officers performing official duties

Expands the felony obstruction statute to explicitly include code enforcement officers among protected personnel, with penalties of 1-5 years for first offense, 2-10 years for second offense, and 3-15 years for third or subsequent offenses

Creates a new provision making it a felony to throw any object at law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, or at vehicles occupied by such individuals, punishable by 1-5 years imprisonment

Requires a minimum $300 fine for obstruction convictions, with that amount earmarked for the Georgia State Indemnification Fund for death or disability payments to public safety personnel