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title: O.C.G.A. § 35-9-4. Qualifications for appointment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 35-9-4. Qualifications for appointment.

No person shall be appointed a special policeman under Code Sections 35-9-2 and 35-9-3, this Code section, and Code Sections 35-9-5 through 35-9-12 unless he is a citizen of the United States, is a person of good moral character, and has not previously been convicted of a felony.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 595, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 35.