2025 Code of Georgia
Title 35 - Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies (Chs. 1 — 10)
Chapter 2 - Department of Public Safety (Arts. 1 — 8)
Article 4 - Department of Public Safety Nomenclature (§§ 35-2-80 — 35-2-88)

Annotations

Notes

Ga. L. 1995, p. 925, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) It is declared to be contrary to the health, safety, and public welfare of the people of this state for any individual or organization to act in a manner which would mislead the public into believing that a member of the public is dealing with the Department of Public Safety, the State Patrol, or with a member thereof when in fact the individual or organization is not the Department of Public Safety, the State Patrol, the state police, nor a member thereof. Furthermore, the Department of Public Safety, which has provided quality law enforcement services to the citizens of this state since 1937, has established a name for excellence in its field. This name should be protected for the department, its members, and the citizens of the state. Therefore, no person or organization should be allowed to use the department’s name or any term used to identify the department or its members without the expressed permission of the chief administrative officer of the department. The provisions of this Act are in furtherance of the promotion of this policy.

“(b) It is declared to be contrary to the health, safety, and public welfare of the people of this state for any individual or organization to act in a manner which would mislead the public into believing that a member of the public is dealing with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or with an agent thereof when in fact the individual or organization is not the Georgia Bureau of Investigation nor an agent thereof. Furthermore, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which has provided quality law enforcement services to the citizens of this state, has established a name for excellence in its field. This name should be protected for the bureau, its agents, and the citizens of this state. Therefore, no person or organization should be allowed to use the bureau’s name or any term used to identify the bureau or its agents without the expressed permission of the director of investigation. The provisions of this Act are in furtherance of the promotion of this policy.”

Research References & Practice Aids

O. C. G. A. Title 35

O. C. G. A. Title 35, Ch. 2