Código Oficial de Georgia Anotado

Título 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Capítulo 3. DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS · Artículo 2. JUSTIFICATION AND EXCUSE

16-3-24.2. Immunity from prosecution; exception.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-20, 16-3-21, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, 16-3-24, or 17-4-20 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title.

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 16-3-24.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1153, § 1.2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 16; Ga. L. 2006, p. 477, § 2/SB 396; Ga. L. 2014, p. 599, § 1-3/HB 60; Ga. L. 2024, p. 543, § 1/SB 517, effective May 2, 2024.

Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective May 2, 2024, inserted “16-3-20,”, deleted “or” preceding “16-3-24”, and inserted “, or 17-4-20”. See Editor’s notes for applicability.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2024, p. 543, § 3/SB 517, not codified by the General Assembly, makes this Code section applicable to all offenses committed and causes of action accruing on or after May 2, 2024.

Law reviews

For article with annual survey on criminal law, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 75 (2021).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t16-ch1-6-(v14)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V14, edición 2019, suplemento de 2025, página 47; acción de fusión: replaced; SHA-256 del archivo 575f9121d25f.