Out-of-state contracts and mutual aid agreements

Any county or municipality in this state shall be authorized to enter into contracts and mutual aid agreements with counties or municipalities of any other state or with any agency of the United States for the provision of law enforcement services in a local emergency to the extent that the laws of such other state or the United States permit such joint contracts or agreements to furnish one another assistance in law enforcement. Any such contract or mutual aid agreement shall have incorporated therein the provisions of Code Sections 36-69-4 through 36-69-8. Any such contract or mutual aid agreement entered into by a county shall not become effective until approved by the sheriff of such county. History. — Code 1981, § 36-69-3.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1311, § 1. 36-69-4. Powers and duties of employees of political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia who are rendering aid. Whenever the employees of any political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia are rendering aid outside their political subdivision or campus, respectively, and pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter, such employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the political subdivision or on the campus of the institution in which they are normally employed. History. — Code 1981, § 36-69-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 887, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1959, § 3; Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 5-4/SB 407. The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, inserted ‘‘or the Technical College System of Georgia’’ after ‘‘University System of Georgia’’ in this Code section. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2018, p. 550, § 5-4/SB 407, which amended this Code section, purported to amend Code Section 36-36-4 but actually amended Code Section 36-69-4. 36-69-5. Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees.