Retention of weapons by officers following employment

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Honorable conditions’’ means conditions of having satisfied, met, or exceeded the conduct and performance standards established by the state entity for sworn police officers. (2) ‘‘State entity’’ means any state department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation, system, or authority. (b) The governing authority of each municipality and county in this state and each board of education which employs sworn police officers who are certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council may adopt policies under which such sworn police officers, upon their retirement from employment by such municipality, county, or board of education or upon leaving such employment as a result of a 19 35-1-21 disability arising in the line of duty, shall be entitled, as part of their compensation, to retain their weapon and badge. (c) Except where otherwise provided for by law for a state entity, each state entity which employs sworn police officers who are certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council shall adopt rules, regulations, or policies under which such sworn police officers, upon their retirement from employment by such state entity or upon leaving such employment as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty, shall be entitled, as part of their compensation, to retain their weapon and badge; provided, however, that such sworn police officers retire or leave under honorable conditions. History. — Code 1981, § 35-1-20, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 823, § 1/SB 263; Ga. L. 2017, p. 24, § 2/SB 18. The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, added subsection (a); designated the previously existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (b); in subsection (b), substituted ‘‘sworn police officers’’ for ‘‘sworn officers’’ in the middle, and substituted ‘‘their’’ for ‘‘his or her’’ twice near the end; and added subsection (c). 35-1-21. Development of guidelines and procedures for training in identifying domestic terrorism and reporting information to Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center. (a) The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall establish guidelines and procedures for the incorporation of training materials and information in methods for: (1) Identifying and reporting activity that may lead to domestic terrorism; (2) Combating domestic terrorism; and (3) Individuals, law enforcement officials, and personnel within state agencies and departments and local governments to provide information to the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center to report activity that may lead to domestic terrorism. (b) The guidelines and procedures listed in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be for use by law enforcement training centers monitored by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and monitored and funded by the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in all courses for which they have responsibility and oversight. History. — Code 1981, § 35-1-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 536, § 5-1/HB 452. Effective date. — This Code section became effective July 1, 2017. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2017, p. 536, § 1-1/HB 452, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Protect Georgia Act.’ ’’ 20 35-1-22