Georgia § 27-1-25 - Interference with arrest or performance of game warden's duties.
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§ 27-1-25. Interference with arrest or performance of game warden's duties.
It shall be unlawful for any person to resist or interfere by force, menace, threat, or in any other manner with any arrest for violation of any wildlife law. It shall also be unlawful for any person to refuse to go with a game warden or deputy game warden after such an arrest has been made or to interfere with such warden in the performance of his duty. (Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 20; Code 1933, § 45-209, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72.) The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted "game warden" for "conservation ranger" in two places in the second sentence of this Code section. Cross references. - Obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers in discharge of duties generally, § 16-10-24 . Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, "such warden" was substituted for "such ranger" near the end of the second sentence.
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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