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Georgia citizen’s arrest overhaul bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp

By Beau Evans Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Monday overhauling Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law to greatly limit who can detain criminal suspects beyond on-duty police officers. Enactment of the bill sponsored by former state Rep. Bert Reeves, R-Marietta, marks the most high-profile bill on criminal justice to clear the […]

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