O.C.G.A. § 37-12-7: Notification of co-responder team of emergencies.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 37 Mental Health
- CHAPTER 12 Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Programs
When an emergency call involving an individual’s behavioral health crisis is received by a communications officer or public safety agency, and a civilian-only response team is not appropriate or available, the communications officer shall notify the co-responder team in the jurisdiction where the emergency is located, if practicable, regardless of whether other peace officers are also dispatched. The co-responder team will work collaboratively to de-escalate the situation; provided, however, that all final decisions shall be made by the officer team member or his or her superiors.
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