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GA Code § 35-8-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-9. Completion of Basic Training Course Required; Acceptance of Other Instruction; Effect of Failure to Complete Basic Training Requirements; Limitation

  In addition to complying with the preemployment standards as set forth in Code Section 35-8-8, each and every candidate shall satisfactorily complete a basic training course prior to his or her appointment as a peace officer.   The council shall have the authority to recognize instruction received by a candidate if, in the determination of the council, such instruction is at least equivalent to that required by this chapter. If such instruction is recognized, then it shall be in lieu of part or parts of the minimum hours of instruction required for certification by this chapter.   Should any candidate fail to complete successfully the basic training requirements specified in this Code section, he or she shall not perform any of the duties of a peace officer involving the power of arrest until such training shall have been successfully completed.   A municipal correctional institution covered under the provisions of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (7) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (8) of Code Section 35-8-2 shall not be permitted to have more than ten correctional officers in any 12 month period take the basic training course necessary to become a certified peace officer.    (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 9; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 6; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1004, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1355, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1488, § 4A.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Educational and medical prerequisites apply to all law enforcement officers certified by the council;  the council may not certify officers who do not meet the certification requirements specified in this chapter. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-209.    Mandatory licensing requirements of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-11-126 through 16-11-129 apply to peace officer candidates. 1996 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 96-22.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 7 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 624 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 22, 26 et seq.
GA Code § 35-8-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-11. Basic Course to Be Completed at Schools Certified by Council

 The basic course provided for in Code Section 35-8-9 shall be completed at any school certified by the council which provides the course requirements and methods of instruction established by the council.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 10; Ga. L. 1975, p. 567, § 5; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 7.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 76. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 7 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 624 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 22, 26 et seq.
GA Code § 35-8-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-13. Training and Certification of Police Chaplains

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2018, p. 336, § 4/HB 867, effective July 1, 2018.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1980, p. 1127, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 35.
GA Code § 35-8-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-14. Board of Corrections and State Board of Pardons and Paroles to Establish Training Program for Employees Authorized to Make Arrests

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2478, § 9, effective November 1, 1982.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 992, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8; and Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 35.   Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 35/HB 79, effective April 24, 2013, reserved the designation of this Code section.
GA Code § 35-8-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-15. Preparation and Maintenance of Employment Records by Law Enforcement Units and Council; Release of Records

  Each law enforcement unit shall prepare duplicate records on any candidate or peace officer employed under this chapter as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the council. One copy of the records shall be maintained in the headquarters of the law enforcement unit; the second copy shall be forwarded to the council and shall be maintained by the council.   The contents of the records provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section, except for court proceedings, shall be considered as confidential and shall be released only to the candidate or peace officer to whom they pertain or to a law enforcement unit considering the candidate or peace officer for employment.    (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 12; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 1.)
GA Code § 35-8-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-16. Effect of Standards and Training Requirements Provided in Chapter; Adoption of Additional Requirements by Law Enforcement Units

 This chapter establishes only the minimum qualification standards and training requirements for peace officers in this state; each law enforcement unit is encouraged to prescribe such additional requirements as it deems necessary and appropriate.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 11.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 22. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedures, § 108 et seq.
GA Code § 35-8-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-17. Effect of Peace Officer's Failure to Comply With Chapter Generally; Civil Actions Against Noncomplying Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Units

  Any peace officer so employed who does not comply with this chapter shall not be authorized to exercise the powers of a law enforcement officer generally and particularly shall not be authorized to exercise the power of arrest.   The council is authorized to bring a civil action against any peace officer who does not comply with this chapter to enjoin the peace officer from performing any and all functions of a peace officer, including the power of arrest, until the officer shall meet the certification or registration requirements of this chapter.   The council is authorized to bring a civil action against any law enforcement unit which employs or appoints any peace officer who fails to meet the certification or registration requirements of this chapter to enjoin the law enforcement unit from allowing the peace officer to perform any and all peace officer functions, including exercising the power of arrest, until such time as the peace officer shall comply with the certification or registration requirements of this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 15; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 11; Ga. L. 1977, p. 713, § 8; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1180, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Authority of "registered" or "exempt" peace officers.   - "Registered" or "exempt" peace officer who is in compliance with the requirements for certification under the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act, O.C.G.A. Ch. 8, T. 35, has the same authority and limitations as that of a "certified" peace officer in all respects relevant to law enforcement duties, including the ability to apply for a search warrant. 1999 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 99-7.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 22. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedures, § 108 et seq.
GA Code § 35-8-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-18. Applicability of Chapter to Emergency Peace Officers

 This chapter shall not apply to emergency peace officers.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 208, § 14; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1165, § 10.)
GA Code § 35-8-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-19. Appointment of Citizen of Adjoining State as Peace Officer

 In each city of this state adjacent to the State of Georgia boundary line, the sheriff, mayor, or other person authorized to appoint peace officers may appoint as special deputy, special constable, marshal, policeman, or other peace officer a person who is not a citizen of Georgia but who is a citizen of an adjoining state, provided such appointed person is otherwise qualified to serve as a peace officer.    (Code 1981, §35-8-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2107, § 29; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1325, § 1.)
GA Code § 35-8-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-20. Training Requirements for Police Chiefs, Department Heads, and Wardens; Effect of Failure to Fulfill Training Requirement; Waiver of Requirements

  During calendar year 1985 and during each calendar year thereafter, the chief of police or department head of each law enforcement unit and wardens of state institutions shall complete 20 hours of training as provided in this Code section.   The training required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be completed in sessions as selected and provided or approved by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police or the Georgia Prison Wardens Association and which have been recognized by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.   The salary and travel expenses of a chief of police or department head of a law enforcement unit or a warden of a state institution taking the required training shall be paid by the law enforcement unit by which he or she is employed.   Any chief of police or department head of a law enforcement unit or a warden of a state institution who does not fulfill the training requirement of this Code section shall lose his or her power of arrest.   A waiver of the requirement of training provided in this Code section may be granted by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, in its discretion, upon the presentation of evidence by a chief of police or department head of a law enforcement unit or a warden of a state institution that he or she was unable to complete such training due to medical disability, providential cause, or other reason deemed sufficient by the council.     (Code 1981, §35-8-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1210, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 35; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 35; Ga. L. 1997, p. 542, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1488, § 5.)
GA Code § 35-8-21.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-21.1. Use of Retired Peace and Correctional Officers in Emergency or Disaster; Training; Immunities; Compensation; Power of Arrest

  Any law enforcement unit in this state may supplement its workforce as necessary with qualified, retired peace officers or correctional officers when a disaster or emergency has been declared by a county sheriff, a public safety director, or the Governor or when there is a national emergency.   Retired peace officers and retired correctional officers assisting law enforcement units under the provisions of this Code section shall be in compliance with the annual training and qualification standards for peace officers established under this chapter.   Any retired peace officer or retired correctional officer assisting the requesting entity shall have the same immunities and powers of arrest as he or she has in his or her own jurisdiction, and the same powers of arrest as officers of the requesting entity, including sovereign immunity, official immunity, and the public duty doctrine, for the duration of the declared disaster or emergency. Such powers shall be limited to the location where the retired officer's services are requested to be provided, for the duration of the specific event, and while acting under the direction of the requesting entity's chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee.   Any retired peace officer or correctional officer assisting a requesting entity shall be deemed an employee of the requesting entity for the duration of the declared disaster or emergency and shall be subject to the workers' compensation, overtime, and expense reimbursement provisions provided to him or her as an employee of the requesting entity.   Any compensation awarded to retirees for service under this Code section shall be paid by the requesting entity.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to limit the powers of arrest provided to a law enforcement officer by any other law.     (Code 1981, §35-8-21.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 481, § 2/SB 341.)
GA Code § 35-8-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-22. Reimbursement of Training Expenses by Subsequent Employer of Peace Officer; Collection Procedure; Required Documentation

  Unless otherwise provided by an employment contract to the contrary, if the State of Georgia or any county or municipality thereof employs a peace officer and said peace officer is hired by another agency within 15 months after completing mandated or formalized training requirements, then the total expense of training, including salary paid during training, shall be reimbursed by the hiring agency to the State of Georgia or any county or municipality thereof which initially paid for such training. If said officer is hired by another agency during a period of 15 to 24 months after mandated or formalized training requirements are completed, then one-half of the total expense of training, including salary paid during training, shall be reimbursed by the hiring agency to the State of Georgia or any county or municipality thereof which initially paid for such training. The council shall set standards for reimbursement by hiring agencies based upon actual expenses incurred in mandated or formalized training by individual departments.   The State of Georgia or any county or municipality thereof which initially paid for the training of a peace officer shall submit an itemized, sworn statement to the new employer of the peace officer and shall demand payment thereof and may enforce collection of such obligation through civil remedies and procedures.   Effective July 1, 2003, in order for the State of Georgia or any county or municipality thereof to demand reimbursement, the demanding governmental unit must be able to document that the peace officer in question signed an acknowledgment of the terms of this Code section or an employment contract specifying the provisions of this Code section prior to such peace officer's employment with the demanding governmental unit. Otherwise, this Code section shall not apply to such demand for reimbursement.     (Code 1981, §35-8-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1325, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 327, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Reimbursement of training expenses.    - Documentation requirement in O.C.G.A. § 35-8-22 does not prevent a governmental unit from seeking reimbursement after July 1, 2003, for the training of a peace officer hired before July 1, 2003. 2006 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U2006-2.
GA Code § 35-8-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-23. Basic Training Course for Communications Officers; Certification Requirements; Duties of Council; Rules and Regulations

  As used in this Code section, the term "communications officer" means and includes any person employed by the state or a local governmental agency to receive, process, or transmit public safety information and dispatch law enforcement officers, firefighters, medical personnel, or emergency management personnel.   Any person employed on or after July 1, 1995, as a communications officer shall satisfactorily complete a basic training course approved by the council. Persons who are employed on July 1, 1994, shall register with the council and may be certified by voluntarily complying with the certification process. Any person who fails to comply with the registration or certification process of the council shall not perform any duties of a communications officer and may have his or her certificate sanctioned or revoked.   The council shall conduct administrative compliance reviews with respect to the requirements of this Code section. The council, in coordination with the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority, shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to facilitate the administration and coordination of standards, certification, and compliance reviews consistent with the provisions of this Code section.   On and after July 1, 1998, the basic training course for communications officers shall include training in the use of telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD's), and no person shall on or after that date be certified by the council under this Code section unless such person has satisfactorily completed such training.     (Code 1981, §35-8-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1355, § 2.1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1488, § 7; Ga. L. 1998, p. 540, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 3-1/HB 751.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective January 1, 2019, inserted "the state or" in the middle of subsection (a); and inserted ", in coordination with the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority," near the beginning of the second sentence of subsection (c). See Editor's notes for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 689, § 4-1(b)/HB 751, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "(b) The provisions of this Act shall not in any manner diminish, extinguish, reduce, or affect any cause of action for audits, services, or the recovery of funds from service providers which may have existed prior to January 1, 2019. Any such cause of action is expressly preserved."
GA Code § 35-8-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-26. (For Effective Date, See note.) Taser and Electronic Control Weapons; Requirements for Use; Establishment of Policies; Training

  This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the "TASER and Electronic Control Weapons Act."   It is the intent and purpose of the Georgia General Assembly to establish legal requirements for the official use of electronic control weapons and similar devices by law enforcement officers, including those officers employed in detention facilities, which requirements shall be consistent with generally accepted industry practices. It is the further intent of the General Assembly to require that such devices, commonly referred to as TASERs or stun-guns, which disrupt the central nervous system of the human body, be used for law enforcement purposes in a manner consistent with established standards and with federal and state constitutional provisions.   A law enforcement unit authorizing the use of electronic control weapons or similar devices shall establish lawful written policies and directives providing for the use and deployment of such weapons and devices that are consistent with the training requirements established by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. The policies and directives required by this subsection shall be issued prior to the issuance of such devices.   (For effective date, see note.) Prior to the official use of electronic control weapons or similar devices, peace officers authorized by the officer's law enforcement unit to use such devices shall be required to satisfactorily complete a course of instruction and certification requirements approved by the council. All persons certified to use electronic control weapons shall complete an update or refresher training course of such duration and at such time as may be prescribed by the council in order for their electronic control weapons certification to remain in force and effect.   A department head authorizing the use of an electronic control weapon or similar device or a peace officer using an electronic control weapon or similar device in violation of this Code section shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided for in this chapter. The council is authorized to withdraw or suspend the certification to operate an electronic control weapon of any person for failure to meet the update or refresher requirements specified in this Code section or for violation of any portion of this chapter relating to conditions which may lead to the withdrawal, suspension, or probation of a peace officer's certification.   (For effective date, see note.) The Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall provide council approved training to peace officers for the use of electronic control weapons and similar devices.     (Code 1981, §35-8-26, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 666, § 1/HB 1019.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Liability of manufacturer for injuries arising from use of, or failure to use, stun gun or taser device, 56 A.L.R. 6th 467.
GA Code § 35-8-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers|§ 35-8-27. Training Requirements for School Resource Officers

  It is the best practice for any person assigned or appointed as a school resource officer to successfully complete a training course for school resource officers approved by the council.   For purposes of subsection (a) of this Code section, the council shall maintain a training course consisting of 40 hours of training for school resource officers. Such training course shall, at a minimum, provide training in the role of a peace officer assigned to an elementary or secondary school, search and seizure in elementary and secondary schools, criminal offenses, gang awareness, drug awareness, interviews and interrogations, emergency preparedness, and interpersonal interactions with adolescents, including the encountering of mental health issues.     (Code 1981, §35-8-27, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 673, § 1-2/SB 149.)
GA Code § 35-9-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 9 - Special Policemen|§ 35-9-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term "appointing authority" means the Governor of this state or any officer or agency to whom the power to appoint and deputize special policemen is delegated.
GA Code § 35-9-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 9 - Special Policemen|§ 35-9-2. Appointment of Special Policemen Upon Application of Governor or Subdivision of Another State

 Upon the application of the governor of any state or subdivision thereof owning or having an interest in any property situated wholly or partly in this state, the Governor of this state, or any officer or agency to whom or which he may delegate his powers and duties under this chapter, may appoint and deputize as special policemen, with the powers and duties provided for in Code Section 35-9-9, such number of persons designated in the application as may be deemed necessary for the additional protection of such property.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 595, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Emergency powers of Governor, §§ 38-3-22,38-3-51,45-12-29 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, §§ 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 254 et seq.