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# O.C.G.A. § 20-8-2. Law enforcement powers.

(a) On the campus of an educational facility, a campus policeman employed by such educational facility who is certified in accordance with Code Section 20-8-3 and when authorized by the governing body or authority of such educational facility shall have the same law enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a law enforcement officer of the local government with police jurisdiction over such campus.

(b) On any campus of an educational facility for any college or university which has entered into a united police force agreement, a campus policeman employed by any of the colleges or universities participating in the united police force agreement who is certified in accordance with Code Section 20-8-3 shall have the same law enforcement powers, including the power of arrest, as a law enforcement officer of any local government with police jurisdiction over such campuses.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 1160, § 2; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1323, § 1; Ga. L. 2023, p. 545, § 2/HB 142, effective July 1, 2023.

## Cross References

Arrest powers of campus policemen and security personnel, § 20-3-72.

## Amendments

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).