Georgia § 20-2-756 - Reports to law enforcement officials.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 20-2-756 — Reports to law enforcement officials., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-2-756. Reports to law enforcement officials.
The school administration, disciplinary hearing officer, panel, tribunal of school officials, or the local board of education may, when any alleged criminal action by a student occurs, report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency or officer for investigation to determine if criminal charges or delinquent proceedings should be initiated. No individual reporting any incident under this subpart to a law enforcement agency or officer shall be subject to any action for malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process, or malicious use of process. (Code 1981, § 20-2-756 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 908, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1436, § 7.) Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1997, p. 1436, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Safety Act." Law reviews. - For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 155 (1997).
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