06 HB
953/FA
House
Bill 953 (AM)
By:
Representatives Chambers of the
81st,
Geisinger of the
48th,
Day of the
163rd,
and Bearden of the
68th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 45-9-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to definitions relative to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to
change the definition of law enforcement officer; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 45-9-81 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definitions relative to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, is amended by
striking paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(6)
'Law enforcement officer' means any agent or officer of this state,
or
a political subdivision or municipality thereof,
or an
authority or instrumentality of this state or a political subdivision
thereof who, as a full-time or part-time
employee, is
enrolled in a basic training course for purposes of Code Section 35-8-9 in a
school certified by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
or is vested either expressly by law or by
virtue of public employment or service with authority to enforce the criminal or
traffic laws and whose duties include the preservation of public order, the
protection of life and property, or the prevention, detection, or investigation
of crime. Such term also includes the employees designated by the commissioner
of juvenile justice of the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to paragraph
(2) of subsection (i) of Code Section 49-4A-8, which employees have the duty to
investigate and apprehend delinquent and unruly children who have escaped from a
facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of Juvenile Justice or who
have broken the conditions of supervision. Such term also includes members of
the Georgia National Guard, the composition of which is set forth in Code
Section 38-2-3, who have been called into active state service by the
Governor."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.