O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 35-1-14 (2019)

Written policies for emergency pursuits

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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On and after January 1, 2004, each state, county, and local law enforcement agency that conducts emergency response and vehicular pursuits shall adopt written policies that set forth the manner in which these operations shall be conducted. Each law enforcement agency may create its own such policies or adopt an existing model. All pursuit policies created or adopted by any law enforcement agency must address situations in which police pursuits cross over into other jurisdictions. Law enforcement agencies which do not comply with the requirements of this Code section are subject to the withholding of any state funding or state administered federal funding.

History

Code 1981, § 35-1-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 911, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 35/SB 465.

Annotations

Cross references. - Operation of ambulances and ambulance services generally, T. 31, C. 11. Authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-6. Yielding of right of way

to authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-74. Duty of pedestrians to yield right of way to authorized emergency vehicles, § 40-6-99. Equipment of law enforcement and emergency vehicles, § 40-8-90 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. - Negligent Vehicular Police Chase, 41 POF2d 79.