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O.C.G.A. § 3-2-31 — Assistance to other authorities by special agents and enforcement officers of department | Georgia Code

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TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Section 2. State Administration and Enforcement, 3-2-1 through 3-2-36.

ARTICLE 2 ENFORCEMENT

3-2-31. Assistance to other authorities by special agents and enforcement officers of department.

Upon a request by the governing authority of any municipality or county, the sheriff or chief of a county police force, the judge of the superior court of any county, or the Governor, the commissioner, in unusual circumstances, may and, in the case of an order from the Governor, shall direct special agents and enforcement officers of the department to render assistance in:
1. Any criminal case;
2. The prevention of violations of law; or
3. Detecting and apprehending those violating any criminal laws of this state, any other state, or the United States.
This Code section shall not apply solely to agents who enforce this title but shall apply to all agents of the department with law enforcement powers.

(Ga. L. 1978, p. 1490, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-351, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Constitutionality of searches.

- There was no constitutional offense in a state revenue agent and local law enforcement officers coordinating and consolidating their efforts to enforce O.C.G.A. § 3-2-31 which authorizes such cooperation to conduct an administrative search for violations of the Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code in conjunction with executing arrest warrants for previously observed violations of these laws. Crosby v. Paulk, 187 F.3d 1339 (11th Cir. 1999).

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