HR 809: Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection; Gwinnett County; dedicate

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives recognizes Officer Scott Ozburn Riner, a Gwinnett County corrections officer who was fatally shot in a parking lot at the Gwinnett County Comprehensive Correctional Complex as he arrived for his shift. The text describes his work mentoring at risk teens through Gwinnett County's Prison Awareness Program, which was later revived and renamed in his honor. The operative part of the resolution names 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 directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Officer Riner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

• 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 dedicated intersection.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to Officer Riner's family and to the Department of Transportation.

The resolution directly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, the family of Officer Scott Ozburn Riner, who will receive copies of the resolution, and residents or drivers passing through the named Gwinnett County intersection.

While the resolution has no regulatory effect on the public, it creates a permanent, visible memorial at a Gwinnett County intersection and formally commits state resources (signage from the Department of Transportation) to commemorate a local corrections officer killed in the line of duty.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe Officer Riner's service as a Gwinnett County corrections officer and his death after being shot in a parking lot before his shift.
• It notes the Gwinnett County Prison Awareness Program he supported was discontinued in 2017 and revived in 2024 under his name.
• The first resolving clause dedicates the intersection of State Route 316 and Hi Hope Road in Gwinnett County as the Officer Scott Riner Memorial Intersection.
• The second resolving clause directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication.
• The final resolving 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

• Gwinnett County
• law enforcement memorial
• road dedication
• Department of Transportation