GA 16-10-53 - GA 16-10-53

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Force permitted in arresting persons reasonably suspected of aiding escape. - If correctional officer reasonably believes persons in aircraft landing inside perimeter of correctional facility are aiding or attempting to aid an escape, then the officer is entitled to make an arrest of those persons. To effectuate this arrest the officer is justified in using reasonable force. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-90. Extent to which force may be utilized in disabling aircraft landing inside perimeter of correctional facility. See 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 81-90. Maintenance by Georgia Crime Information Center of records regarding violations of provisions regarding aiding or permitting escape. See 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-33. <h4...