O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-1 (2019)

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✓ 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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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Private Detective and Security Agencies Act.’’

History

Ga. L. 1973, p. 40, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1828, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Security guard company’s liability for negligent hiring, supervision, retention, or assignment of guard, 44 A.L.R.4th 620.

Actions of security service company’s employee as rendering company liable under contract to protect persons or property, 83 A.L.R.4th 1150.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1989–2003 · leading case: Adler's Package Shop, Inc. v. Parker, 378 S.E.2d 323 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989).

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Adler's Package Shop, Inc. v. Parker, 378 S.E.2d 323 (Ga. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “Finally, we note that, although this matter was not raised in either party's brief, on the day the trial court issued its order denying appellant's summary judgment motion, appellee amended her complaint to allege that appellant also was liable on the basis of negligence per se…”

City of Atlanta v. S.W.A.N. Consulting & Sec. Servs., Inc., 553 S.E.2d 594 (Ga. 2001). · cites it 4× “(SWAN) is a private detective and security agency, and is properly licensed pursuant to OCGA § 43-38-1 et seq., the “Georgia Private Detective and Security Agencies Act” (Act), and all applicable state regulations.”

Mcclesky v. Vericon Resources, Inc., 589 S.E.2d 854 (Ga. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Specifically, McClesky points to the fact that Vericon did not have a Georgia license to conduct background investigations as required by OCGA § 43-38-1 et seq. Pursuant to OCGA § 43-38-16, “[a]ny person who engages in the .”

Kirk & Assocs., Inc. v. McClellan, 448 S.E.2d 764 (Ga. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 43-38-1 et seq. Thus the court removed from the jury the disputed factual issue and instructed it to decide the case upon an employer/employee relationship, thereby creating what may have been a fictional fact.”

Atlanta v. Swan Consulting & Sec., 553 S.E.2d 594 (Ga. 2001). · cites it 4× “As an independent contractor, SWAN provides security services at an adult entertainment establishment located in the City of Atlanta (City).”

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