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title: O.C.G.A. § 24-5-504. Law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of law enforcement agency testimony.
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# O.C.G.A. § 24-5-504. Law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of law enforcement agency testimony.

Any law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of a law enforcement agency testifying in his or her official capacity in any criminal proceeding shall not be compelled to reveal his or her home address. Such officer or employee may be required to divulge the business address of his or her employer, and the court may require any law enforcement officer or nonsworn employee of a law enforcement agency to answer questions as to his or her home address whenever such fact may be material to any issue in the proceeding.

## History

Code 1981, § 24-5-504, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2023, p. 87, § 3/HB 139, effective July 1, 2023.

The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, inserted “or nonsworn employee of a law enforcement agency” in the first and second sentences and inserted “or employee” at the beginning of the second sentence.