GA – Official Code of Georgia Annotated
TITLE 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 4. ARREST OF PERSONS
ARTICLE 4. ARREST BY PRIVATE PERSONS
§17-4-60. Grounds for arrest [Repealed May 10, 2021.]
A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge. If the offense is a felony and the offender is escaping or attempting to escape, a private person may arrest him upon reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion.
[NOTE: Georgia adopted a much narrower citizen’s arrest statute, following the Ahmaud Arbery killing, here: 17-4-80. Limited detention by certain private individuals for certain offenses; definitions; involvement of law enforcement; defenses; limited use of force.]