Democratic Party of Georgia Responds to Official Overhaul of Citizen's Arrest Law
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 12 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement May 10, 2021:
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Upon the signing into law today of HB 479, an overhaul of Georgia's citizen's arrest law, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement:
"Today is a momentous day in Georgia as we officially become the first state to end the archaic, racist practice of citizen's arrest.
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Upon the signing into law today of HB 479, an overhaul of Georgia's citizen's arrest law, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement:
"Today is a momentous day in Georgia as we officially become the first state to end the archaic, racist practice of citizen's arrest.