Georgia Code, Title 17, Chapter 4, Article 2 - Arrest by Law Enforcement Officers Generally

• § 17-4-20 - Authorization of Arrests With and Without Warrants Generally; Use of Deadly Force; Adoption or Promulgation of Conflicting Regulations, Policies, Ordinances, and Resolutions; Authority of Nuclear Power Facility Security Officer
  (a) An arrest for a crime may be made by a law enforcement officer: (1) Under a warrant; or (2) Without a warrant if:...
• § 17-4-20.1 - Investigation of Family Violence; Preparation of Written Report; Review of Report by Defendant Arrested for Family Violence; Compilation of Statistics
  (a) Whenever a law enforcement officer responds to an incident in which an act of family violence, as defined in Code Section 19-13-1, has...
• § 17-4-21 - Duty of Arresting Officer to Take Arrested Person Before Judicial Officer; Right of Arrested Person to Select Judicial Officer
  The arresting officer shall take the arrested person before the most convenient and accessible judicial officer authorized to hear the case unless the arrested...
• § 17-4-22 - Authority of Peace Officers to Make Arrests Not to Be Denied Because of Race, Creed, or National Origin of Peace Officers or Persons Arrested
  No peace officer of this state or of any political subdivision thereof shall be denied the authority to arrest any person because of the...
• § 17-4-23 - Procedure for Arrests by Citation for Motor Vehicle Violations; Issuance of Warrants for Arrest for Failure of Persons Charged to Appear in Court; Bond
  (a) A law enforcement officer may arrest a person accused of violating any law or ordinance governing the operation, licensing, registration, maintenance, or inspection...
• § 17-4-24 - Duty of Law Enforcement Officers to Execute Penal Warrants; Summoning of Posses
  Every law enforcement officer is bound to execute the penal warrants given to him to execute. He may summon to his assistance, either in...
• § 17-4-25 - Power to Make Arrests in Any County; Arrested Persons Taken Before Judicial Officer; Transportation Costs; Holding in County Other Than One in Which Offense Committed; Transport to Regional Jail
  (a) Under a warrant issued by a judicial officer, an arresting officer may, in any county without regard to the residence of the arresting...
• § 17-4-25.1 - Transport of Arrested Person to Jurisdiction in Which Offense Committed; Transport of Prisoner Outside County or Municipality
  (a) As provided in subsection (e) of this Code section, a sworn law enforcement officer from a county or municipality in which an offense...
• § 17-4-26 - Duty to Bring Persons Arrested Before Judicial Officer Within 72 Hours; Notice to Accused of Time and Place of Commitment Hearing; Effect of Failure to Notify
  Every law enforcement officer arresting under a warrant shall exercise reasonable diligence in bringing the person arrested before the judicial officer authorized to examine,...
• § 17-4-27 - Duty to Maintain Information About Persons Arrested by Law Enforcement Officers Under Their Supervision; Inspection of Records
  It shall be the duty of all sheriffs, chiefs of police, and the heads of any other law enforcement agencies of this state to...
• § 17-4-28 - Advising, Encouraging, or Procuring Dismissal or Settlement of Warrant by Arresting Officer
  Any arresting officer who advises or encourages the dismissal or settlement of any criminal warrant placed in his hands for execution, either before or...
• § 17-4-29 - Collecting or Receiving Costs or Other Charges of Prosecutor or Defendant by Arresting Officer Before Warrant Returned
  (a) Any arresting officer who collects or receives any costs or other charges of a prosecutor or defendant in a case made on a...
• § 17-4-30 - Arrest of Hearing Impaired Persons
  In the event a hearing impaired person is arrested for any alleged violation of a criminal law of this state, the arresting officer shall...

Last modified: October 14, 2016