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Call Now: 904-383-7448No person shall be appointed a special policeman under Code Sections 35-9-2 and 35-9-3, this Code section, and Code Sections 35-9-5 through 35-9-12 unless he is a citizen of the United States, is a person of good moral character, and has not previously been convicted of a felony.
(Ga. L. 1943, p. 595, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 35.)
- In light of the similarity of the provisions, decisions under former Penal Code 1910, § 337, are included in the annotations for this Code section.
De facto marshal has the same right to make an arrest as one regularly appointed. McDuffie v. State, 121 Ga. 580, 49 S.E. 708 (1905) (decided under former Penal Code 1910, § 337).
- 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 48 et seq., 70. 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, § 7 et seq.
- 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 624 et seq. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 22, 59, 60. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedures, § 68 et seq.
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