GA 16-5-41 - GA 16-5-41

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Sheriff subject to liability for false imprisonment for illegal arrest. - If the sheriff, in capacity as a law enforcement officer of this state, undertakes to arrest an individual under circumstances which do not give the sheriff the authority to make arrests, it is an illegal arrest and as such may subject the sheriff to liability for false imprisonment. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 72-24. <h4...