Georgia Code, Title 35, Chapter 10 - Municipal and County Police Departments' Nomenclature

• § 35-10-1 - Short Title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal and County Police Departments' Nomenclature Act of 1996."
• § 35-10-2 - Declaration of Public Purpose
  It is declared to be contrary to the health, safety, and public welfare of the people of this state for any individual or organization...
• § 35-10-3 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Badge" means any official badge used in the past or present by members of municipal or...
• § 35-10-4 - Prohibition Against Use of Nomenclature Pertaining to Particular Police Department in Connection With Solicitation, Advertisement, Publication, or Production
  Whoever, except with the express written permission of the local governing authority, knowingly uses words pertaining to a particular municipal or county police department...
• § 35-10-5 - Prohibition Against Use of Symbols Pertaining to Particular Police Department in Connection With Solicitation, Advertisement, Publication, or Production
  Any person who uses or displays any current or historical symbol, including any emblem, seal, or badge, used by the department in connection with...
• § 35-10-6 - Procedure for Obtaining Permission to Use Nomenclature or Symbols; Discretion of Local Governing Body
  Any person wishing permission to use the nomenclature or a symbol of a department may submit a written request for such permission to the...
• § 35-10-7 - Injunctions Against Violations
  Whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violation of Code Section 35-10-4 or 35-10-5, the local governing authority shall have the right to...
• § 35-10-8 - Criminal Penalties
  In addition to any other relief or sanction for a violation of Code Section 35-10-4 or 35-10-5, where the violation is willful, the local...
• § 35-10-9 - Actions for Civil Damages
  Any person who has given money or any other item of value to another person due in part to such person's use of department...
• § 35-10-10 - Criminal Penalties
  Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a...
• § 35-10-11 - Name Required on Vehicles Used to Enforce Traffic Laws
  No law enforcement agency shall enforce the traffic laws of this state or any traffic ordinances with any name of law enforcement authority on...

Last modified: October 14, 2016