{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-9-9","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 35-9-9","heading":"Powers and duties generally; wearing of special badge; reporting of change of address.","body":"(a) Each person appointed as a special policeman under Code Sections 35-9-2 through 35-9-8, this Code section, and Code Sections 35-9-10 through 35-9-12 shall:\n(1) Be charged with the duty of protecting and preserving the property described in the application for his appointment;\n(2) Have power to arrest all persons trespassing or committing offenses or crimes on the property described in the application for his appointment;\n(3) Have and may exercise the powers of a peace officer, but only upon the property or in connection with the property described in the application for his appointment; and\n(4) Have power to possess and carry such firearms and other weapons while on duty as may be prescribed by the appointing authority.\n(b) When on duty, a special policeman shall wear a metallic badge upon which shall be inscribed the words “special policeman.”\n(c) Whenever a person appointed as a special policeman shall change his residence, he shall forthwith give notice of his new address to the appointing authority.","path":["TITLE 35 Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies","CHAPTER 9 Special Policemen"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.35.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":"6a8feea3ff6ae0458612c26fe0c50ece0c06739afa7e8e676129c19d95192f6a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-9-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-35-9-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}