GA HB483

Adds "code enforcement official" as a protected category under Georgia's assault and battery statutes, defined as persons with a high school diploma who have completed Level 1 code enforcement training and perform safety inspections of buildings, structures, businesses, or real property for local governments

Simple assault, simple battery, and battery committed against code enforcement officials while performing duties becomes a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature

Aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed against code enforcement officials while performing duties carries imprisonment of 3 to 20 years

Protections apply only when the code enforcement official is acting within the course and scope of employment or performing official duties at the time of the offense

Applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026