Section 17-4-20.1 – Investigation of family violence; “predominant aggressor” defined; preparation of written report; review of report by defendant arrested for family violence; compilation of statistics

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(a) Whenever a law enforcement officer responds to an incident in which an act of family violence, as defined in Code Section 19-13-1, has been committed, the officer shall not base the decision of whether to arrest and charge a person on the specific consent of the...

Section 17-4-20 – Authorization of arrests with and without warrants generally; use of deadly force; adoption or promulgation of conflicting regulations, policies, ordinances, and resolutions; authority of nuclear power facility security officer

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(a) An arrest for a crime may be made by a law enforcement officer: (1) Under a warrant; or(2) Without a warrant if: (A) The offense is committed in such officer’s presence or within such officer’s immediate knowledge;(B) The offender is endeavoring to...