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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 35. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Chapter 2. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY · Article 6. CAPITOL POLICE DIVISION

35-2-122. Jurisdiction; duties; power.

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

  1. (a)

    The division shall have jurisdiction and the primary duty to enforce all laws in Capitol Square and the property and buildings owned by the Georgia Building Authority within a five-mile radius of Capitol Square.#

  2. (b)

    The division shall have the following additional duties:#

    1. (1)

      To maintain peace and order and enforce the laws and regulations relating to controlling access to any building or property under the control or operation of the Georgia Building Authority;#

    2. (2)

      To maintain peace and order and enforce the laws and regulations relating to controlling access to Capitol Square;#

    3. (3)

      To enforce parking and traffic laws and to investigate accidents within Capitol Square;#

    4. (4)

      To enforce state law when ordered to do so by the commissioner; and#

    5. (5)

      To exercise the powers of a law enforcement officer to protect life and property.#

  3. (c)

    In the performance of their duties, certified law enforcement officers shall be authorized to carry firearms and exercise the power of arrest.#

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, § 35-2-122, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 137, § 1/HB 1074.

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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, page 93; merge action: bound only; file SHA-256 6c7b6bcea397.