35-1-14. Written policies for emergency pursuits.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

On and after January 1, 2004, each state, county, and local law enforcement agency that conducts emergency response and vehicular pursuits shall adopt written policies that set forth the manner in which these operations shall be conducted. Each law enforcement agency may create its own such policies or adopt an existing model. All pursuit policies created or adopted by any law enforcement agency must address situations in which police pursuits cross over into other jurisdictions. Law enforcement agencies which do not comply with the requirements of this Code section are subject to the withholding of any state funding or state administered federal funding.

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, § 35-1-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 911, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 35/SB 465.

Cross references

Operation of ambulances and ambulance services generally, § 31-11-1 et seq. Authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-6. Yielding of right of way to authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-74. Duty of pedestrians to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-99. Equipment of law enforcement and emergency vehicles, § 40-8-90 et seq.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Text read from t35-t36-ch1-59-(v27)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volume V27, 2025 edition, pages 32 to 33; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.