The governor of Georgia signed a law repealing their citizen's arrest statute. Details and more are in the 5/10/21 AP article
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs repeal of 1863 citizen’s arrest law
[Note that AP's auto-corrupt feature misquoted Governor Kemp with “This bill makes Georgia the first state in the country to repeal its citizen’s arrest statue [sic],”
Recent THR threads on the topic of citizen's arrest include
What is exactly is "Citizen's Arrest? [closed]
Very bad tactics... [closed]
According to the article,
"Under the repeal bill, people who are mere bystanders or witnesses generally no longer have the right to detain people. Deadly force can’t be used to detain someone unless it’s in self-protection, protecting a home, or preventing a forcible felony. The changes retain Georgia’s “stand your ground” law, which says a person who is being threatened isn’t required to retreat.
"It still allows business employees to detain people they believe stole something, and lets restaurant employees detain people who try to leave without paying for a meal. It also lets licensed security guards and private detectives detain people."
I question the article's claim that the new law modifies SYG legality. I have never understood a "no duty to retreat" law also allowing for detaining anyone.
Moderators, please move this thread to either Legal or Strategies, Tactics, and Training if it belongs there rather than in General.
Craig
Georgia Gov. Kemp signs repeal of 1863 citizen’s arrest law
[Note that AP's auto-corrupt feature misquoted Governor Kemp with “This bill makes Georgia the first state in the country to repeal its citizen’s arrest statue [sic],”
Recent THR threads on the topic of citizen's arrest include
What is exactly is "Citizen's Arrest? [closed]
Very bad tactics... [closed]
According to the article,
"Under the repeal bill, people who are mere bystanders or witnesses generally no longer have the right to detain people. Deadly force can’t be used to detain someone unless it’s in self-protection, protecting a home, or preventing a forcible felony. The changes retain Georgia’s “stand your ground” law, which says a person who is being threatened isn’t required to retreat.
"It still allows business employees to detain people they believe stole something, and lets restaurant employees detain people who try to leave without paying for a meal. It also lets licensed security guards and private detectives detain people."
I question the article's claim that the new law modifies SYG legality. I have never understood a "no duty to retreat" law also allowing for detaining anyone.
Moderators, please move this thread to either Legal or Strategies, Tactics, and Training if it belongs there rather than in General.
Craig