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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 51 - Torts (Chs. 1 — 16)
Chapter 7 - False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Abusive Litigation (Arts. 1 — 5)
Article 4 - Detention or Arrest on Suspicion of Shoplifting, Theft, or Film Piracy (§§ 51-7-60 — 51-7-62)
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Law reviews.For article, “HB 479: Repeal of Georgia’s Citizen’s Arrest Law,” see 38 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 25 (2021).
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O. C. G. A. Title 51, Ch. 7
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O.C.G.A. Title 51, Ch. 7, Art. 4
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- § 51-7-60. Preclusion of recovery for detention of person suspected of theft under certain circumstances
- § 51-7-61. Activation of antishoplifting device as constituting probable cause for detention; notice of such device to be posted
- § 51-7-62. Actions for false arrest and false imprisonment for individuals suspected of film piracy
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