united-states georgia
Are there any protections or policies people do differently in case of a large scale police walkout?
<p>Recently Atlanta has begun a police walkout, in which the police in certain zones are no longer able to respond to the majority of calls. In case something like this happens where I live, are there policies in place that a business or home owner needs to know in case of a break in? In particular if I stop someone at gunpoint, am I allowed to now hold or transport a person I find breaking and entering if the police cannot come to take them? Do I just let them go?</p>

<p>Georgia law statutorily recognizes the common law right of citizen's arrest in <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-17/chapter-4/article-4/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OCGA 17-4</a>. <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-17/chapter-4/article-4/17-4-61/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">17-4-61</a> <em>requires</em> you to take the arrestee before a judicial officer, or to deliver him to the police.</p>
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<p>A private person who makes an arrest pursuant to Code Section 17-4-60
shall, without any unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before
a judicial officer, as provided in Code Section 17-4-62, or deliver
the person and all effects removed from him to a peace officer of this
state.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>You must do so immediately, and the person <a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-17/chapter-4/article-4/17-4-62/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">must be released</a> if they are not brought before a judicial officer within 48 hours.</p>
