O.C.G.A. § 3-2-36 (2019)
Arrest and prosecution of violators of title
The commissioner or his agents shall secure warrants or other criminal process against any person who violates any provision of this title in counties and municipalities where the sale of alcoholic beverages is not authorized and in counties and municipalities where the sale of alcoholic beverages is authorized but where the alcoholic beverages are being sold contrary to law. The commissioner or his agents shall prosecute such offenders.
History
Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103, § 17; Ga. L. 1972, p. 207, § 8; Code
1933, § 5A-353, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 13.
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 261 et seq., 374 et seq. Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms. - 14C Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Intoxicating Liquors, § 74 et seq.
C.J.S. - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, § 454 et seq., 557 et seq. ALR. - Right to arrest without a warrant for unlawful possession or transportation of intoxicating liquor, 44 A.L.R. 132.
CHAPTER 3 REGULATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES GENERALLY
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Article 1
Article 2
General Provisions
Prohibited Acts
Declaration of business of manufacturing, selling, and other dealings in alcoholic beverages as privilege subject to regulatory requirements. Powers of local governing authorities as to granting, refusal, suspension, or revocation of licenses generally; due process guidelines; fingerprints. Notice to revenue department by county or municipality of violations concerning sale of alcoholic beverages to underage persons. Maximum fine for violations of local alcoholic beverages licensing ordinances. Licenses required to distribute, sell, or otherwise deal in alcoholic beverages; display of licenses. Exemptions from license fees or taxes. Sale of alcoholic beverages not complying with federal requirements as to quality or purity or standards adopted by commissioner. Maintenance of records as to manufacture, purchase, or sale of alcoholic beverages by manufacturers, importers, or dealers; disposal of records. Local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. Possession and transportation of lawfully purchased alcoholic beverages upon which taxes have not been paid in this state. Penalty for violations of prohibitions in chapter.
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Sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays, election days, and Christmas Day. Sales of alcoholic beverages near churches, school buildings, or other sites. Possession of alcoholic beverages on the grounds of a public school. Sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons. Furnishing to, purchase of, or possession by persons under 21 years of age of alcoholic beverages; identification; serving, or handling by persons under 21 years of age in the course of employment; seller’s receipt of false identification; immunity for seeking medical assistance for alcohol related overdose. Procedure and penalties upon violation of Code Section Dispensing, serving, selling, or taking orders for alcoholic beverages by persons under 18 years of age. ‘‘Bouncer’’ defined; admission of under 21 year olds into bar. Posting of laws regarding sale of alcoholic beverages to underage persons. Sale of or furnishing alcoholic beverages to prisoners or inmates of places of confinement; introduction or possession of alcoholic beverages at Georgia War Veterans Home. Allowing or permitting of breaking of packages or drinking of contents thereof on premises. Unlawful manufacture, trans-
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Sec. portation, receipt, possession, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages; failure to file proper reports or bonds or pay fees; declaration of apparatus used in unlawful manufacture of alcoholic beverages as contraband; penalties.