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2020 Georgia Code
Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Chapter 8 - Employment and Training of Peace Officers
§ 35-8-7.3. (Effective January 1, 2021) Civil Suits by Peace Officers
Universal Citation: GA Code § 35-8-7.3 (2020)
A peace officer shall have the right to bring a civil suit against any person, group of persons, organization, or corporation, or the head of an organization or corporation, for damages, either pecuniary or otherwise, suffered during the officer's performance of official duties, for abridgment of the officer's civil rights arising out of the officer's performance of official duties, or for filing a complaint against the officer which the person knew was false when it was filed.
(Code 1981, §35-8-7.3, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 671, § 5/HB 838.)
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