A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to revise certain arrest powers; to provide for arrests by a law enforcement officer outside of the jurisdiction of his or her employing law enforcement agency under certain circumstances; to revise the grounds for arrest by a private person; to repeal in its entirety Article 4 of Chapter 4, relating to arrest by private persons; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor carrier compliance division; to amend Chapter 38 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to operators of private detective businesses and private security businesses; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to detention or arrest on suspicion of shoplifting or film piracy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
LC 41 2942-EC/a: 17-4-20, 19-13-1, 16-5-95, 17-4-80, 26-2-370, 35-8-2, 16-7-2, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 16-8-17, 16-8-2, 16-8-5, 17-6-1, 17-4-26, 17-4-62, 35-2-102, 17-4-60, 17-4-61, 43-38-13, 51-7-60
LC 41 3075-ECS/hs: 17-4-20, 19-13-1, 16-5-95, 17-4-80, 26-2-370, 35-8-2, 16-7-2, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 16-8-17, 16-8-2, 16-8-5, 17-6-1, 17-4-26, 17-4-62, 35-2-102, 17-4-60, 17-4-61, 43-38-13, 51-7-60
Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0539: 16-8-2, 16-8-5
LC 41 3075-ECS/hcs: 17-4-20, 19-13-1, 16-5-95, 17-4-80, 26-2-370, 35-8-2, 16-7-2, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 16-8-17, 16-8-2, 16-8-5, 17-6-1, 17-4-26, 17-4-62, 35-2-102, 17-4-60, 17-4-61, 43-38-13, 51-7-60
HB 479/AP*: 17-4-20, 19-13-1, 16-5-95, 17-4-80, 26-2-370, 35-8-2, 16-7-2, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 16-8-17, 16-8-2, 16-8-5, 17-6-1, 17-4-26, 17-4-62, 35-2-102, 17-4-60, 17-4-61, 43-38-13, 51-7-60