{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-24.2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-3-24.2","heading":"Immunity from prosecution; exception.","body":"A person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-21, 16-3-23, 16-3-23.1, or 16-3-24 shall be immune from criminal prosecution therefor unless in the use of deadly force, such person utilizes a weapon the carrying or possession of which is unlawful by such person under Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of this title.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 3 Defenses to Criminal Prosecutions","Article 2 Justification and Excuse"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"0a404d25570fffd0e6da0e89bbbcbab7c5d91e7f9429208fce3d4b9f0b7b2ad8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-24.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-3-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}