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GA Code § 35-2-37 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-37. Employment of Communications Officers to Support Battalion Generally

 To support the battalion, the commissioner, with the approval of the board, is authorized to employ such communications officers as may be necessary, within the limits set by available appropriations. Such personnel shall not be considered members of the Uniform Division. Communications officers may be divided into such ranks or categories as the commissioner, with the approval of the board, deems appropriate.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 2; Ga. L. 1939, p. 135, § 2; Ga. L. 1946, p. 39, § 2; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1159, § 2; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 4; Ga. L. 1951, p. 635, §§ 1, 1A; Ga. L. 1952, p. 129, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 298, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 573, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 103, § 1; Ga. L. 1958, p. 296, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 1960, p. 132, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 125, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 84, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 147, § 1; Ga. L. 1970, p. 117, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 306, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 309, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 354, § 2; Ga. L. 1973, p. 449, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1007, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 1122, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1115, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 228, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 650 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 201 et seq.
GA Code § 35-2-38 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-38. Division of State Into Districts or Divisions by Commissioner

 The commissioner, with the approval of the board, is authorized to divide the state into districts or divisions as may be necessary for the purpose of effectually patrolling the public roads and highways of the state and of the counties thereof and for combating, detecting, and preventing crime.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 11; Ga. L. 1946, p. 39, § 3.)
GA Code § 35-2-39 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-39. Provision of Barracks and Quarters for Officers and Troopers of Uniform Division

 The commissioner is authorized, with the approval of the board, to provide comfortable barracks and quarters for the officers and troopers of the Uniform Division.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 11; Ga. L. 1946, p. 39, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Per diem received in addition to expenses when on duty away from district or division.   - Officers and troopers should receive a per diem allowance in addition to the officers' actual expenses for meals and lodging when on duty away from the district or division to which the officers are assigned. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 396.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 5, 227 et seq., 237, 247, 248, 250. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 46.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 634 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323 et seq., 334 et seq., 382 et seq.
GA Code § 35-2-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-40. Purchase, Lease, or Construction of Barracks and Equipment for Districts or Divisions; Acceptance of Property, Equipment, or Services

 In the event any district or division headquarters is established by the commissioner, he shall be authorized, with the approval of the board, to purchase, lease, or construct proper quarters or barracks for the men and equipment at such district or division, and to this end may contract with municipalities, persons, or corporations in the name of the state. Subject to the provisions of Code Section 50-16-38 and Code Section 35-2-41.1, the board is authorized to accept in the name and on behalf of the state any property, equipment, or service that may be donated for use at headquarters or any division or district thereof which may be of value to any division of the department.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 12; Ga. L. 1985, p. 486, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1985, in the second sentence "35-2-41.1" was substituted for "35-2-40.1".   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Department (now board) may accept private foundation funds designated for specified projects subject to the following limitations:  (1) the gift must be accepted in the name of and in the behalf of the State of Georgia; (2) any conditional gift must not require the department (now board) to exceed the department's powers; and (3) all gifts of money must be held in accordance with the statutes (see now O.C.G.A. Art. 3, Ch. 17, T. 50), relating to the deposit of money in state depositories. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-140.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 227 et seq., 237, 247, 248, 250.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323 et seq., 334 et seq.
GA Code § 35-2-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-41. Municipality and County Purchase or Conveyance of Property for Use as Division or District Headquarters; Effect if Property Has Reversionary Clause; Approval of Contracts

 Subject to the provisions of Code Section 35-2-41.1, any municipality or county of this state is authorized to purchase and convey property by deed, gift, rent, or lease for the use of the department for division or district headquarters. If the deed from the municipality or county to the property to be used for such headquarters contains a reversionary clause to the effect that the property shall revert to the municipality or county in the event it ceases to be used for the headquarters, the commissioner shall not be authorized to enter into any contract or agreement relative to the construction of quarters, barracks, or other facilities for such headquarters which shall, in any manner whatsoever, obligate the department to pay for more than one-half the costs of construction of the quarters, barracks, or other facilities. Any such contract or agreement must be approved by the board.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 12; Ga. L. 1964, p. 144, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 486, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 485 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, §§ 1143, 1150.
GA Code § 35-2-41.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-41.1. Donation or Conveyance of Property, Equipment, or Services to the Department; Procedure

  Any offer to donate or convey by deed, gift, rent, lease, or other means any property, equipment, or services to the department shall be made in writing through command channels to the commissioner. If the commissioner approves the offer, he or she shall submit a written proposal of the offer to the board for its approval. A copy of the formal proposal shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the Office of Planning and Budget, the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office, and the House Budget and Research Office, any of which may comment on the proposal.   Title to real property shall be in the State of Georgia for the use of the Department of Public Safety. No member of the department shall be authorized to accept any donation or conveyance of property, equipment, or services unless the provisions of this Code section have been complied with and until the board has approved the donation or conveyance.     (Code 1981, §35-2-41.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 486, § 3; Ga. L. 2008, p. VO1, § 1-16/HB 529; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 35/SB 340.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2008, p. VO1, which amended this Code section, was passed by the General Assembly as HB 529 at the 2007 regular session but vetoed by the Governor on May 30, 2007. The General Assembly overrode that veto on January 28, 2008, and the Act became effective on that date.
GA Code § 35-2-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-43. Eligibility for Appointment to or Enlistment in Uniform Division; Appointment or Reappointment of Discharged Members of National Guard, Armed Forces of the United States, and Law Enforcement Agencies

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1998, p. 852, § 1, effective April 10, 1998.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 3; Ga. L. 1945, p. 117, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 5; Ga. L. 1976, p. 524, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 895, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 283, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1375, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 271, § 2.
GA Code § 35-2-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-44. Enlistment, Examination, Preliminary Training, Subsequent Instruction, and Rules and Regulations for Discipline and Conduct of Recruits and Troopers of Uniform Division

 It shall be the duty of the commissioner, subject to the laws of this state, to arrange for the enlistment and examination of applicants for service as troopers or officers of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, to provide the necessary preliminary training and subsequent instruction of troopers and recruits as peace officers of this state, and to make all necessary rules and regulations for the discipline, conduct, and control of all officers, troopers, and other employees of the department.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 8.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 13 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 628 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 22.
GA Code § 35-2-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-45. Promotions of Personnel in Uniform Division

  Any trooper first class of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of corporal, provided he has served a period of 12 months in the Georgia State Patrol including the period of probation.   Any noncommissioned or commissioned officer shall be eligible for promotion to a higher rank, provided he has served at least one year in the preceding rank.   Promotions to ranks of corporal through lieutenant shall be made in accordance with the Georgia State Patrol Promotion System.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 4; Ga. L. 1939, p. 135, § 4; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 6; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1115, § 2; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 35; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3131, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70 et seq. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police and Constables, §§ 7 et seq., 41 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 650 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 201 et seq.
GA Code § 35-2-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-46. Dismissal of Officers, Troopers, and Communications Officers

 All officers, troopers, and communications officers who are in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 may be dismissed from their employment with the department only in accordance with Chapter 20 of Title 45 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 5; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 7; Ga. L. 1976, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3131, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 880, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-6; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-47/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Nix v. Hardison, 712 F. Supp. 185 (N.D. Ga. 1989).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70 et seq. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, §§ 7 et seq., 19 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 663 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 232, 233, 247, 248.   ALR.   - Sexual misconduct or irregularity as amounting to "conduct unbecoming an officer," justifying officer's demotion or removal or suspension from duty, 9 A.L.R.4th 614.
GA Code § 35-2-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-47. Suspension Pending Dismissal

 All officers, troopers, and communications officers who are in the classified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 may be suspended pending their dismissal from employment with the department as provided in Chapter 20 of Title 45 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 5; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 7; Ga. L. 1976, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3131, § 6; Ga. L. 1997, p. 880, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-6; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 1/SB 97; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-48/HB 642.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.   Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Member may be suspended without prior hearing.   - Any officer or trooper is entitled to a hearing before discharge, but the officer or trooper may be suspended without hearing, provided that a hearing is to be held within 60 days after the suspension. 1948-49 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 714.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 79. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 23 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 110. 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, §§ 608 et seq., 663 et seq., 745, 749. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 220, 232 et seq., 247, 248.   ALR.   - Sexual misconduct or irregularity as amounting to "conduct unbecoming an officer," justifying officer's demotion or removal or suspension from duty, 9 A.L.R.4th 614.
GA Code § 35-2-48 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-48. State Patrol Disciplinary Board; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members; Conduct of Hearings by Board; Recommendation to Commissioner; Finality of Commissioner's Decision

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3131, § 7, effective July 1, 1992.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 5; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 7; Ga. L. 1976, p. 465, § 1; Ga. L. 1981 Ex. Sess., p. 8; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 35; Ga. L. 1986, p. 193, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 35; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1375, § 2 and Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 35.   Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-6, reserved this Code section.
GA Code § 35-2-49 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-49. Provision of Uniforms and Equipment to Sworn Members of the Department of Public Safety and Radio Operators; Retention of Weapons and Badges Upon Retirement

 The commissioner shall, within the limit of the appropriation, provide the sworn members of the Department of Public Safety with proper uniforms, suitable to the season, and also with emergency and first-aid outfits, weapons, motor vehicles with radio equipment, and all other necessary supplies and equipment for the purpose of carrying out this article, the same to remain the property of the state; provided, however, that after a sworn member has accumulated 15 years of service with the Department of Public Safety, including prior service with the Department of Driver Services (formerly known as the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety), Public Service Commission, Department of Transportation, or Georgia Building Authority, upon leaving the department under honorable conditions, or upon leaving the department as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty regardless of the number of years of service, such member shall be entitled, as part of his or her compensation, to retain his or her weapon and badge pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner shall also, within the limit of the appropriation, provide proper uniforms and equipment to radio operators. After a radio operator has accumulated 15 years of service with the department, including prior service with the Department of Driver Services (formerly known as the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety), Public Service Commission, Department of Transportation, or Georgia Building Authority, upon leaving the department under honorable conditions, such radio operator shall be entitled, as part of his or her compensation, to retain his or her badge pursuant to regulations promulgated by the commissioner.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 9; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 8; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1175, § 7; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 271, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-6; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1050, § 2/SB 520; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 35/HB 942.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Commissioner cannot authorize cadets to carry firearms.   - Trooper cadets are not members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety, and the commissioner has no authority to authorize the cadets to carry firearms in the performance of the cadets' duty. 1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-135.
GA Code § 35-2-49.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-49.1. Retention of Badge and Weapon by Disabled Law Enforcement Officer

  As used in this Code section, the term "disability" means a disability that prevents an individual from working as a law enforcement officer.   When a member of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety leaves the Uniform Division as a result of a disability arising in the line of duty, such member of the Uniform Division shall be entitled as part of such officer's compensation to retain his or her weapon and badge in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner.     (Code 1981, §35-2-49.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 1058, § 3; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 35/HB 95.)
GA Code § 35-2-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-50. Purchasing of Uniforms, Supplies, and Equipment

  The uniforms, supplies, and equipment authorized by Code Section 35-2-49 shall be purchased by the Department of Administrative Services, with the consent and approval of the Department of Public Safety, by bid let to the lowest and best bidder and in accordance with specifications named in the advertisement of bid.   The advertisement of the letting of contracts for the purchase of uniforms, supplies, or equipment shall be published in at least two issues of some public journal of the state published daily and having a state-wide circulation for not less than 15 days before the time bids for the contracts are opened. The Department of Administrative Services shall have the right to reject any and all bids.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 9; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 8; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1072, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 64 Am. Jur. 2d, Public Works and Contracts, §§ 22, 32, 43, 44, 57.
GA Code § 35-2-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-51. Storeroom for Excess Clothing, Equipment, and Other Articles; Disposition of Old and Worn Equipment

  The commissioner shall provide a storeroom or rooms where all excess supplies of clothing, equipment, and other articles shall be stored and shall insure the same against loss by fire.   All old and worn equipment must be delivered to the custodian or custodians of such storeroom or rooms, who need not be members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety nor subject to age limitations, to be properly receipted before new equipment shall be issued.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 9; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 8.)
GA Code § 35-2-52 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies|Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety|Article 2 - Georgia State Patrol|§ 35-2-52. Clothing Allowance for Members of Uniform Division Assigned Permanently to Personal Security or Special Duty Assignments

 The commissioner, at his discretion and subject to available funds, shall be authorized to pay to members of the Uniform Division a clothing allowance when the members are permanently assigned to personal security or special duty assignments which necessitate those members wearing clothing other than the uniform of the Uniform Division. The commissioner, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Safety, shall establish the amount of clothing allowance to be paid each year.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 9; Ga. L. 1949, p. 70, § 8; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1175, § 7; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 452, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 5. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 46 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 634 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 386 et seq.