Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17

O.C.G.A. § 42-5-34: Powers of arrest of wardens, superintendents, and deputies.

Where this section sits in the code

TITLE 42 Penal Institutions
CHAPTER 5 Correctional Institutions of State and Counties
Article 2 Wardens, Superintendents, and Other Personnel

Wardens and superintendents shall have authority to deputize any person in their employ. Wardens, superintendents, and their deputies are legally constituted arresting officers, with or without warrants, for the purpose of arresting persons violating Code Sections 42-5-14 through 42-5-18. Any person resisting arrest shall be dealt with as the law directs for resisting an officer.

Collected 2026-09-17T19:34:57Z. Source file · JSON

Browse this collection