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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-1-39. Liability for injuries of person committing crime on political subdivision property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-1-39. Liability for injuries of person committing crime on political subdivision property.

A person who engages in a criminal act on property owned or leased by a political subdivision of this state and who suffers an injury as a result of said criminal act which is not inflicted by an officer, employee, or agent of such political subdivision shall not have a cause of action against such political subdivision for any injury sustained. The provisions of this Code section shall not have the effect of waiving the sovereign immunity of any political subdivision.

## History

Code 1981, § 51-1-39, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 433, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, Code Section 51-1-38, as enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 433, § 1, was redesignated as this Code section.