Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 51. TORTS · Chapter 3. LIABILITY OF OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF LAND · Article 5. NEGLIGENT SECURITY

51-3-57. Liability of security contractors.

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

(a)
If a security contractor assumes and undertakes a duty to invitees and licensees to keep all or part of a premises of an owner or occupier safe from the wrongful conduct of a third person, the security contractor may be liable for negligent security only in the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same limitations and provisions applicable to an owner or occupier contained in this article. In no event shall a security contractor be subject to liability for negligent security to an extent greater than the liability for negligent security of an owner or occupier.#
(b)
No security contractor shall be liable for negligent security except as provided in this Code section.#
(c)
Nothing in this Code section shall limit or otherwise affect any claim or remedy of an owner or occupier for breach of contract.#

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, § 51-3-57, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 19, § 6/SB 68, effective April 21, 2025.

Georgia Private Detective and Security Agencies Act, § 43-38-1 et seq.

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Text read from t51-(v39)-pdf.pdf, Volume V39, 2017 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 55 to 56; merge action: added; file SHA-256 9104a04c683d.