Georgia Statutes
§ 16-5-42 — False imprisonment under color of legal process
Georgia § 16-5-42
JurisdictionGeorgia
Title16
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 16-5-42 (2026).
Text
When the arrest, confinement, or detention of a person by warrant, mandate, or process is manifestly illegal and shows malice and oppression, an officer issuing or knowingly and maliciously executing the same shall, upon conviction thereof, be removed from office and punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than ten years.
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Related
Parrish v. State
355 S.E.2d 682 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
Tesler v. State
672 S.E.2d 522 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2009)
Mastroianni v. Deering
879 F. Supp. 1245 (S.D. Georgia, 1994)
Scott v. Superior Court of Bulloch County
(S.D. Georgia, 2022)
Mastroianni v. Bowers
160 F.3d 671 (Eleventh Circuit, 1998)
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Short title§ 16-1-2
Purposes of title§ 16-1-3
Definitions§ 16-10-1
Violation of oath by public officer§ 16-10-2
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Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 16-5-42, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/16-5-42.