GA HB483

Adds "code enforcement official" as a newly defined protected category under Georgia's assault and battery laws, defined as a person with a high school diploma who has completed Level 1 code enforcement training and performs safety inspections of buildings, structures, businesses, or real property for a local government

Simple assault, simple battery, and battery committed against a code enforcement official performing official duties will be punishable as a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature

Aggravated assault and aggravated battery committed against a code enforcement official performing official duties will be punishable by imprisonment for 3 to 20 years

Enhanced penalties 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