2025 Code of Georgia
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses (Chs. 1 — 51)
Chapter 38 - Operators of Private Detective Businesses and Private Security Businesses (§§ 43-38-1 — 43-38-16)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For article, “Regulating the Privatized Security Industry: The Promise of Public/Private Governance,” see 63 Emory L. J. 417 (2013).
For article, “HB 479: Repeal of Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law,” see 38 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 25 (2021).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 21 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 267, 285 et seq., 333, 339 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades and Professions, § 1 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 14 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.
C.J.S.15 C. J. S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055 et seq., 1444 et seq. 16D C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C. J. S., Licenses, § 7 et seq. 67 C. J. S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C. J. S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C. J. S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.
ALR.Performance of public duty by off-duty police officer acting as private security guard, 65 A. L. R.5th 623.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 43
- § 43-38-1. Short title
- § 43-38-2. Declaration of purpose
- § 43-38-3. Definitions
- § 43-38-4. Creation of board; members; secretary; records; general powers and duties
- § 43-38-5. [Reserved] Licensure and registration of persons practicing for one year on July 1, 1981
- § 43-38-6. Licenses; qualifications; criminal records; fingerprints; bond, insurance, or net worth affidavit; display of license; suspension; temporary permits; license recognition agreements
- § 43-38-7. Licensing of armed employees; qualifications; continuing education; fingerprints; license card; suspension
- § 43-38-7.1. Registration records of unarmed security employees; fingerprint identification of prospective registrants
- § 43-38-8. Temporary employees
- § 43-38-9. Disposition of applicants’ fingerprints
- § 43-38-10. Permits to carry firearms; proficiency requirement; exemption from specified laws; denial, refusal to renew, and suspension of permits; effect of license suspension and restoration
- § 43-38-10.1. Training instructors and training programs
- § 43-38-11. Denial, revocation, or sanction of licenses and registrations; action by board; judicial review
- § 43-38-11.1. Suspension of license, registration, or weapons permit
- § 43-38-12. Applicability of the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
- § 43-38-13. [Reserved] Arrest powers of licensees and registrants
- § 43-38-14. Exceptions to operation of chapter; local regulation
- § 43-38-14.1. Restrictions on local business licenses
- § 43-38-15. Applicability of chapter
- § 43-38-16. Penalty