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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-3-54. Liability of owner or occupier dependent upon plaintiff’s status.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-3-54. Liability of owner or occupier dependent upon plaintiff’s status.

Notwithstanding Code Sections 51-3-51 and 51-3-52, no owner or occupier shall be liable for negligent security:

(1) Arising from an injury sustained by a person upon the premises of the owner or occupier as a trespasser;

(2) Arising from an injury sustained by a person not upon the premises of the owner or occupier;

(3) Arising from the wrongful conduct of a third person, if such wrongful conduct did not occur upon the premises and in a place from which the owner or occupier had the legal right and authority to exclude such third person;

(4) Arising from the wrongful conduct of a third person, if such third person was upon the premises as a tenant or as a guest of a tenant, if the owner or occupier had commenced eviction proceedings against such tenant at the time of the wrongful conduct;

(5) Arising from an injury sustained by a third person upon the premises of the owner or occupier as an invitee or a licensee, if such person:

(A) Came upon the premises for the purpose of committing any violation of a law of this state that is punishable as a felony or any violation of Chapter 8 of Title 16 that is punishable as a misdemeanor; or

(B) Was engaged at the time of the injury in the commission of any violation of a law of this state that is punishable as a felony or any violation of Chapter 8 of Title 16 that is punishable as a misdemeanor, provided that this subparagraph shall not apply to a victim of a violation of Code Section 16-5-46;

(6) Arising from an injury sustained upon premises that is used as a single-family residence; or

(7) Based on a particularized warning of imminent wrongful conduct by a third person, if the owner or occupier made any reasonable effort to provide such information to law enforcement personnel, provided that calling 9-1-1 or otherwise making a report about such information to law enforcement personnel shall be deemed a reasonable effort.

## History

Code 1981, § 51-3-54, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 19, § 6/SB 68, effective April 21, 2025.