Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 51 - TORTS > CHAPTER 7 - FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION > ARTICLE 1 - FALSE ARREST > § 51-7-1 - Right of action for false arrest

§ 51-7-1 - Right of action for false arrest

O.C.G.A. 51-7-1 (2010)
51-7-1. Right of action for false arrest


An arrest under process of law, without probable cause, when made maliciously, shall give a right of action to the party arrested.