Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 11. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY · Article 4. DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND PRACTICES · Part 3. CARRYING AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS

16-11-138. Defense of self or others as absolute defense.

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Defense of self or others, as contemplated by and provided for under Article 2 of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be an absolute defense to any violation under this part.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 16-11-138, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-10/HB 60; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 16/HB 90.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-1/HB 60, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Safe Carry Protection Act.’’’

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For article on the 2014 enactment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 47 (2014).

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