Title 35

Examination of sexual assault victims; reports. Subsistence allowance for law enforcement officers. Requirements for reporting stolen motor vehicles and license plates; notice to owner upon recovery; rules and regulations; failure of law enforcement officer to report; effect on G…

On and after January 1, 2004, each state, county, and local law enforcement agency that conducts emergency response and vehicular pursuits shall adopt written policies that set forth the manner in which these operations shall be conducted. Each law enforcement agency may create i…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Fresh pursuit’’ means pursuit by a law enforcement officer of a person who is in immediate and continuous flight from the commission of a criminal offense. (2) ‘‘Law enforcement officer’’ means a person employed or appointed by a …

(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: (1) Methods for identifying, combating, and reporting incidents whe…

(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage Georgia law enforcement officials to work in conjunction with federal immigration authorities and to utilize all resources made available by the federal government to assist state and local law enforcement officers in the …

No law enforcement agency shall implement a policy or practice which mandates a minimum waiting period before initiating a missing person report with such agency; provided, however, that it shall remain within the discretion of the law enforcement agency to determine what action,…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘booking photograph’’ means a photograph or image of an individual taken by an arresting law enforcement agency for the purpose of identification or taken when such individual was processed into a jail. (b) Except as provided in Code Se…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Division’’ means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (2) ‘‘Medical examination’’ means an examination pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 16-6-1 or subsection (c) of Code Section 16-6-2…

(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…

(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…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Automated license plate recognition system’’ means one or more high-speed cameras combined with computer algorithms used to convert images of license plates into computer readable data. (2) ‘‘Captured license plate data’’ means th…

(a) The governing authorities of the several counties, municipal corporations, and other political subdivisions of this state are authorized to designate and set apart a portion of the compensation, whether payable on a salary or fee basis, to sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, patrolmen…

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Recovering agency’’ means the law enforcement agency which recovers a motor vehicle which has previously been reported stolen. (2) ‘‘Reporting agency’’ means the law enforcement agency which receives a report that a motor vehicle …

(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, firm, or corporation to use the same wavelength of the radio system adopted by the department without the prior written authorization of the commissioner or to do any act interfering with the proper receipt or transmission of informat…

(a) The commissioner is authorized to appoint five nonuniformed investigators who shall be certified peace officers pursuant to Chapter 8 of this title, the ‘‘Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.’’ The commissioner shall determine the salaries of such investigators. …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Emergency’’ means an occurrence involving, or appearing to involve, a clear and imminent danger or threat to life, health, or property, including, but not limited to, the rescuing of a person or pet from a locked vehicle when such…

(a) It shall be the duty of every law enforcement agency to: (1) Acquire, collect, classify, and preserve any information which would assist in the identification of any deceased individual who has not been identified after the discovery of such deceased individual; (2) Acquire, …

(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) ‘‘Alarm monitoring company’’ means any person, company, corporation, partnership, business, or a representative or agency thereof authorized to provide alarm monitoring services for burglar alarm systems, fire alarm systems, or othe…