2021 Georgia Code
Title 36 - Local Government
Chapter 33 - Liability of Municipal Corporations for Acts or Omissions
- § 36-33-1. Immunity From Liability for Damages; Waiver of Immunity by Purchase of Liability Insurance; Liability for Acts or Omissions Generally
- § 36-33-2. Liability for Failure to Perform Discretionary Act
- § 36-33-3. Liability for Torts of Police or Other Officers
- § 36-33-4. Personal Liability of Councilmembers and Other Municipal Officers
- § 36-33-5. Written Demand Prerequisite to Action for Injury to Person or Property; Time for Presenting Claim and for Consideration by Governing Authority; Suspension of Limitations; Statement of Specific Amount of Monetary Damages Sought; Service of Claim on City Officials
- § 36-33-6. Exemption of Municipal Property From Levy and Sale
- For article, "Revisionist Municipal Liability," see 52 Ga. L. Rev. 375 (2018). For note, "Shoot at Me Once: Shame on You! Shoot at Me Twice: Qualified Immunity. Qualified Immunity Applies Where Police Target Innocent Bystanders,” see 71 Mercer L. Rev. 1171 (2020).
RESEARCH REFERENCESGovernmental Entity's Liability for Failure to Prevent Crime, 30 POF2d 429.
Negligent Vehicular Police Chase, 41 POF2d 79.
Police Misconduct as Municipal Policy or Custom, 13 POF3d 1.
Qualified Immunity Defense in Civil Rights Actions against Law Enforcement Officers, 59 POF3d 291.
ALR.- Liability of governmental unit for intentional assault by employee other than police officer, 17 A.L.R.4th 881.
Liability of governmental unit for injuries caused by driver of third vehicle to person whose vehicle had been stopped by police car, 17 A.L.R.4th 897.
Governmental liability for compensation or damages to advertiser arising from obstruction of public view of sign or billboard on account of growth of vegetation in public way, 21 A.L.R.4th 1309.
Validity and construction of statute or ordinance limiting the kinds or amount of actual damages recoverable in tort action against governmental unit, 43 A.L.R.4th 19.
Failure to restrain drunk driver as ground of liability of state or local government unit or officer, 48 A.L.R.4th 320.
Liability to one struck by golf ball, 53 A.L.R.4th 282.
Governmental tort liability as to highway median barriers, 58 A.L.R.4th 559.
Governmental tort liability for injury to roller skater allegedly caused by sidewalk or street defects, 58 A.L.R.4th 1197.
Liability of school authorities for hiring or retaining incompetent or otherwise unsuitable teacher, 60 A.L.R.4th 260.
Legal aspects of speed bumps, 60 A.L.R.4th 1249.
State and local government liability for injury or death of bicyclist due to defect or obstruction in public bicycle path, 68 A.L.R.4th 204.
