O.C.G.A. § 35-9-9 (2019)
Powers and duties generally; wearing of special badge; reporting of change of address
(a) Each person appointed as a special policeman under Code Sections 35-9-2 through 35-9-8, this Code section, and Code Sections 35-9-10 through 35-9-12 shall:
(1) Be charged with the duty of protecting and preserving the property described in the application for his appointment;
(2) Have power to arrest all persons trespassing or committing offenses or crimes on the property described in the application for his appointment;
(3) Have and may exercise the powers of a peace officer, but only upon the property or in connection with the property described in the application for his appointment; and
(4) Have power to possess and carry such firearms and other weapons while on duty as may be prescribed by the appointing authority.
(b) When on duty, a special policeman shall wear a metallic badge upon which shall be inscribed the words ‘‘special policeman.’’
(c) Whenever a person appointed as a special policeman shall change his residence, he shall forthwith give notice of his new address to the appointing authority.
History
Ga. L. 1943, p. 595, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 35.
Annotations
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Limitation on authority. - Special policemen may not be appointed pursuant to O.C.G.A. §§ 35-9-1 through 35-9-14 by a political subdivision of this state for such purposes as enforcement of traffic laws and ordinances. 1999 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 99-6.
Property in need of ‘‘protecting and preserving’’ must be property which is owned or in which an interest is held by a foreign state, political subdivision, department, agency, or district requesting appointment of a special policeman. 1999 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 99-6.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 227.
C.J.S. - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323, 324.