07 LC
35 0388
House
Bill 218
By:
Representative Day of the
163rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 52-2-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the application of traffic laws and enforcement by security guards employed
with the Georgia Ports Authority, so as to require that those employees of the
authority who are authorized to exercise the powers of arrest shall be certified
peace officers subject to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training
Council; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 52-2-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
application of traffic laws and enforcement by security guards employed with the
Georgia Ports Authority, is amended by revising subsection (e) as
follows:
"(e)
Regular
employees
Any
employee of the Georgia Ports Authority
designated
as security guards
authorized to
exercise the power of arrest shall
not
be subject to the requirements of Chapter 8 of Title 35, the 'Georgia Peace
Officer Standards and Training Act,'
nor shall
said guards be subject to Chapter 38 of Title 43, the 'Georgia Private Detective
and Security Agencies Act.'
and is
specifically required to be a certified peace officer prior to exercising the
power of arrest."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2008.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.