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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-11-3. Assault under color of office.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-11-3. Assault under color of office.

Any officer of this state who shall assault or beat any individual under color of his office or commission without a lawful justification to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 806; Code 1863, § 4371; Code 1868, § 4409; Code 1873, § 4477; Code 1882, § 4477; Penal Code 1895, § 284; Penal Code 1910, § 288; Code 1933, § 89-9906.

## Cross References

Prohibition of corporal punishment of inmates, § 42-5-58.