Georgia Code, Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 35-3-1 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Bureau" means the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (2) "Director" means the director of the Georgia Bureau...
• § 35-3-2 - Creation
  There is created a Georgia Bureau of Investigation which shall be a separate department and agency of state government.
• § 35-3-3 - Divisions of Bureau
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation shall be composed of the Investigations Division, the Forensic Sciences Division, the Georgia Crime Information Center Division, and such...
• § 35-3-4 - Powers and Duties of Bureau Generally
  (a) It shall be the duty of the bureau to: (1) Take, receive, and forward fingerprints, photographs, descriptions, and measurements of persons in cooperation...
• § 35-3-4.1 - Subpoena for Production of Electronic Communication Service Records for Computer or Electronic Device Used in Furtherance of Certain Offenses Against Minors
  (a) (1) In any investigation of a violation of Code Section 16-12-100, 16-12-100.1, or 16-12-100.2 involving the use of a computer or an electronic...
• § 35-3-4.2 - Subpoena Authority for Investigating Fraudulent Real Estate Transactions
  (a) In any investigation of a violation of Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 16 or other criminal violations involving fraudulent real estate...
• § 35-3-4.3 - Subpoena Power for Investigations of Violations Involving Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude
  (a) In any investigation of a violation of Code Section 16-5-46 involving trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude, the director, assistant director,...
• § 35-3-5 - Director -- Creation; Appointment and Removal; Powers and Duties
  (a) There is created the position of director.(b) The director shall be the chief administrative officer and shall be both appointed and removed by...
• § 35-3-6 - Director -- Unclassified Service; Compensation
  The director shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2 and his or her compensation shall be fixed by the
• § 35-3-7 - Agreements by Director and Commissioner for Provision of Services and Material
  The director and the commissioner of public safety are authorized to enter into agreements, subject to approval of the Board of Public Safety, for...
• § 35-3-8 - Powers of Agents of Bureau Generally
  (a) All properly appointed agents of the bureau shall have the powers, including the power of making arrests and appearing in court, for the...
• § 35-3-8.1 - Power of Bureau to Assist Other Law Enforcement Agencies
  Upon request of the governing authority or chief law enforcement officer of any municipality, the sheriff of any county, the chief of the county...
• § 35-3-9 - Narcotics Agents
  (a) The director is authorized to retain on a contractual basis such persons as he or she shall deem necessary to detect and apprehend...
• § 35-3-9.1 - Special Cocaine Task Force
  Repealed pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 35-3-9.1, which provided for the repeal of this Code section on June 30, 1990.
• § 35-3-9.2 - Mobile Cocaine Education Van
  Repealed by Ga. L. 2005, p. 599, § 1/SB 146, effective July 1, 2005.
• § 35-3-10 - Participation by Bureau Personnel and Director in Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
  All personnel and the director of the bureau are authorized to be members of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, as established by Chapter...
• § 35-3-11 - Applicability of Merit System to Agents of Bureau; Retention of Badge and Weapon by Disabled Agent
  (a) All agents of the bureau shall be governed by such rules of position, classification, appointment, promotion, demotion, transfer, dismissal, qualification, compensation, seniority privileges,...
• § 35-3-12 - Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses of Members Injured in Line of Duty; Procedure
  The bureau is authorized to pay all medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, and other similar expenses incurred by any member of the bureau as a...
• § 35-3-13 - Requests for Investigation of Criminal Matters and Crime Related Fires; Access to Local Services and Records
  (a) Any district attorney of this state may request the assistance of the bureau to conduct and exercise its lawful powers and authorities in...
• § 35-3-14 - Through 35-3-16
  Repealed by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 2, effective May 1, 1997.

Last modified: October 14, 2016