Georgia Code, Title 51, Chapter 7, Article 1 - False Arrest

• § 51-7-1 - Right of Action for False Arrest
  An arrest under process of law, without probable cause, when made maliciously, shall give a right of action to the party arrested.
• § 51-7-2 - Malice Defined
  Malice consists in personal spite or in a general disregard of the right consideration of mankind, directed by chance against the individual injured.
• § 51-7-3 - Lack of Probable Cause Defined; Question for Jury
  Lack of probable cause shall exist when the circumstances are such as to satisfy a reasonable man that the accuser had no ground for...
• § 51-7-4 - Arrest Under Civil Process of Person Exempt From Such Arrest
  The willful arrest, under civil process, of a person exempt by law from such arrest shall be deemed malicious until the contrary shall be

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