Georgia § 35-2-57 - Use of retired unmarked pursuit cars for training.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 35-2-57 — Use of retired unmarked pursuit cars for training., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-2-57. Use of retired unmarked pursuit cars for training.
When an unmarked pursuit vehicle used by the Georgia State Patrol for the purpose of enforcing the traffic laws of this state is first removed from the field and will no longer be used on a regular basis for pursuit purposes, the commissioner of public safety is authorized, in his or her discretion, to make such pursuit vehicle available to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center for the purpose of training public safety officers pursuant to Chapter 5 of this title. Such vehicles may also be sold or traded pursuant to Code Section 35-2-58. Upon notification by the commissioner, the administrator of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center shall be authorized to take immediate possession of any such pursuit vehicle. (Code 1981, § 35-2-57 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 317, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1, § 1/HB 253.) Cross references. - Georgia Public Safety Training Center, T. 35, C. 5. Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1986, p. 1059, § 3, effective April 7, 1986, repealed the Code section formerly codified as Code Section 35-2-57. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1937, p. 322, art. 2, § 1 and Ga. L. 1960, p. 247, § 1. For current provisions regarding falsely holding oneself out to be a peace officer or other public officer or employee, see Code Section 16-10-23.
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