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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-5-34. Powers of arrest of wardens, superintendents, and deputies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-5-34. Powers of arrest of wardens, superintendents, and deputies.

Wardens and superintendents shall have authority to deputize any person in their employ. Wardens, superintendents, and their deputies are legally constituted arresting officers, with or without warrants, for the purpose of arresting persons violating Code Sections 42-5-14 through 42-5-18. Any person resisting arrest shall be dealt with as the law directs for resisting an officer.

## History

Ga. L. 1961, p. 45, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1170, § 1.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Police Officer Powers, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Board of Corrections, Departmental Operations, Personnel, Rule 125-2-1-.09.