HR809: HR809 Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection; Gwinnett County; dedicate

Officer Scott Ozburn Riner was a Gwinnett County corrections officer who was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex as he arrived for his shift. He was also known for running Gwinnett County's Prison Awareness Program, which mentored at-risk teens until it was discontinued in 2017; he kept mentoring participants afterward, and the program was revived in 2024 and renamed in his honor. This resolution dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Officer Riner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• Officially dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection.
• Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the memorial intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Officer Riner's family and the Department of Transportation.
• Recites Officer Riner's service history, including his work with Gwinnett County's Prison Awareness Program, as the basis for the honor.

The resolution most directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain the memorial signage, and Officer Riner's family, who receive copies of the resolution. Gwinnett County residents who travel through the named intersection will also see the change.

While the resolution does not change any law or spend significant state funds beyond signage, it creates a lasting public memorial for a Gwinnett County corrections officer killed in the line of duty and formally records his community service for future generations.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Officer Riner's career as a Gwinnett County corrections officer and his death after being shot in the correctional complex's parking lot.
• It notes his work with Gwinnett County's Prison Awareness Program, discontinued in 2017 and revived and renamed in his honor in 2024.
• The operative clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection.
• A further resolved clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Officer Riner's family and the Department of Transportation.

1. 2025-03-28House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Sandy Donatucci (R, HD-105)Primary sponsor

• memorial resolution
• Gwinnett County
• law enforcement
• road dedication
• corrections officers