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# O.C.G.A. § 35-2-120. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term:

(1) “Capitol Square” means that area designated as such by Code Section 50-2-28.

(2) “Division” means the Capitol Police Division of the department created by this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 35-2-120, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 137, § 1/HB 1074; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 35(10)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Cross References

Appointment of nonuniformed investigators to protect state property, § 35-1-6.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of law on administrative law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2010).

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted paragraphs (2) and (3), which read:

“(2) ‘Commissioner’ means the commissioner of public safety.

“(3) ‘Department’ means the Department of Public Safety.”; and redesignated former paragraph (4) as present paragraph (2).