O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 45-11-3 (2019)

Assault under color of office

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

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Any officer of this state who shall assault or beat any individual under color of his office or commission without a lawful justification to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 806; Code 1863, § 4371; Code 1868, § 4409; Code 1873, § 4477; Code 1882, § 4477; Penal Code 1895, § 284; Penal Code 1910, § 288; Code 1933, § 89-9906.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Prohibition of corporal punishment of inmates, § 42-5-58. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 369, 374. C.J.S. - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 437, 445, 446. ALR. - What constitutes offense of official oppression, 83 ALR2d 1007.

Right of peace officer to use deadly force in attempting to arrest fleeing felon, 83 ALR3d 174.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Rhymer v. Clayton Cnty. Sheriffs Off. (N.D. Ga. 2023).

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Rhymer v. Clayton Cnty. Sheriffs Off. (N.D. Ga. 2023). · cites it 4× “1; • Count XI, assault under color of office, O.C.G.A. § 45-11-3; • Count XII, unprofessional conduct, O.”

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