Bill > HB1203

This bill amends Georgia's laws on dispossessory proceedings, which are legal proceedings to evict tenants. The key provisions of this bill are: 1) It allows landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, sheriff deputies, constables, marshals, or other certified law enforcement officers to execute writs of possession (the legal order to evict a tenant) if the regular sheriff, deputy, constable, or marshal is unable to execute the writ within 14 days of the landlord's initial request. 2) It requires sheriffs, deputies, constables, and marshals to maintain a list of authorized off-duty law enforcement officers who can execute these writs, and to maintain administrative authority over them. 3) It requires landlords to provide at least 5 calendar days' advance written notice to the sheriff, deputy, constable, or marshal before an off-duty officer executes the writ. The purpose of these changes is to provide landlords with an alternate option to execute evictions in a timely manner if the regular law enforcement officials are unable to do so within 14 days of the landlord's request.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66825