Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 37. MENTAL HEALTH · Chapter 12. GEORGIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PEACE OFFICER CO-RESPONDER PROGRAMS

37-12-5. Role of law enforcement agencies.

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

(a)
A law enforcement agency that has entered into a co-responder partnership with a community service board shall designate one or more peace officers to participate as officer team members in a co-responder team.#
(b)
A law enforcement agency that has not entered into a co-responder partnership with a community service board shall designate one peace officer to serve as the primary point of contact with the community service board.#
(c)
A law enforcement agency shall designate a peace officer who shall serve on the co-responder protocol committee.#

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.

Code 1981, § 37-12-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 722, § 5/SB 403.

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Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, 2025 supplement, page 148; merge action: added; file SHA-256 6e7899178423.