2020 Georgia Code
Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Chapter 9 - Special Policemen
§ 35-9-12. Immunity of State From Liability for Acts or Omissions
Neither this state nor any political subdivision of this state nor any department, officer, board, bureau, or other agency of either the state or any political subdivision thereof shall be liable or accountable in any way for or on account of the appointment of any special policeman or for or on account of any act or omission on the part of any special policeman in connection with his powers and duties under Code Sections 35-9-2 through 35-9-11 and this Code section.
(Ga. L. 1943, p. 595, § 7; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 35.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 293, 294, 295, 299, 315 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 102, 129.
C.J.S.- 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, §§ 640 et seq., 646 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 350 et seq. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 330, 331.
ALR.- Civil liability of law enforcement officers for malicious prosecution, 28 A.L.R.2d 646; 81 A.L.R.4th 1031.
Governmental tort liability for failure to provide police protection to specifically threatened crime victim, 46 A.L.R.4th 948.
