O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 51-7-4 (2019)

Arrest under civil process of person exempt from such arrest

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The willful arrest, under civil process, of a person exempt by law from such arrest shall be deemed malicious until the contrary shall be proved.

History

(Orig. Code 1863, § 2938; Code 1868, § 2945; Code 1873, § 2996; Code 1882, § 2996; Civil Code 1895, § 3857; Civil Code 1910, § 4453; Code 1933, § 105-1004.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Arrest, § 103 et seq. Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice

Forms. - 10A Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, False Imprisonment, § 14.

ARTICLE 2 FALSE IMPRISONMENT

Law reviews. - For annual survey on law of torts, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (2009).