Powers of county police generally
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Manders v. Lee (2003)
Most recently applied in Manders v. Lee (July 2003)
— Ga
Under the direction and control of the county governing authority, the
county police shall have:
(1) The same power to make arrests and to execute and return criminal warrants and processes in the county of their election or appointment only, as sheriffs have; and
(2) All the powers of sheriffs as peace officers in the county of their
election or appointment.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.