Georgia § 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.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 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., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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 race, creed, or national origin of the peace officer nor because of the race, creed, or national origin of the person who is being arrested. (Ga. L. 1969, p. 732, § 1.)
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Section 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.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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