09 LC 21
0349
House
Bill 689
By:
Representatives Davis of the
109th,
Yates of the
73rd,
Mayo of the
91st,
Lunsford of the
110th,
Baker of the
78th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the State Court of Henry County, approved March 27, 1998
(Ga. L. 1998, p. 3954), as amended, so as to provide that the solicitor-general
of such court and his or her investigators shall have arrest powers and law
enforcement authority; to provide for conditions; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the State Court of Henry County, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L.
1998, p. 3954), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 12
to read as follows:
"(d)
The solicitor-general and any investigators of such office designated by the
solicitor-general, if certified as peace officers by the Georgia Peace Officer
Standards and Training Council as provided in O.C.G.A. Chapter 8 of Title 35,
shall have the same power to make arrests, execute and return criminal warrants
and processes, and have all powers of a law enforcement officer of this state.
Such duties shall include the preservation of public order, the protection of
life and property, and the prevention, detection, and investigation of
crime."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.