2025 Georgia Codes – Page 118

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a person who knowingly and will-
fully obstructs or hinders any law enforcement officer, prison guard, jailer, correctional officer, community
supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer
serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or game warden in the lawful discharge of his or her
official duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard,
jailer, correctional officer, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile
probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or game warden in
the lawful discharge of his or her official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer or
legally authorized person shall be guilty of a felony and shall, upon a first conviction thereof, be punished
by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than five years. Upon a second conviction for a viola-
tion of this subsection, such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two years nor more
than ten years. Upon a third or subsequent conviction for a violation of this subsection, such person shall be
punished by imprisonment for not less than three years nor more than 15 years.
(c) Whoever knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer, prison guard,
jailer, correctional officer, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile
probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or game warden in
the lawful discharge of his or her official duties by knowingly and willfully throwing, projecting, or expel-
ling human or animal blood, urine, feces, vomitus, or seminal fluid on or at such individual shall be guilty
of a felony and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor
more than five years.
(d) A person convicted under this Code section shall be punished, in addition to any term of imprisonment
imposed, by a fine as provided by law which shall be at least $300.00. With respect to $300.00 of the fine
imposed, after distributing the surcharges and deductions required by Chapter 21 of Title 15, Code Sections

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “firefighter” means:
(1) Any person who is employed as a professional firefighter on a full-time basis for at least 40 hours per
week by any county, municipal, or state fire department when such person has responsibility for prevent-
ing and suppressing fires, protecting life and property, enforcing municipal, county, or state fire prevention
codes, or enforcing any law or ordinance pertaining to the prevention or control of fires;
(2) Any volunteer firefighter as the term “volunteer firefighter” is defined by paragraph (7) of Code Section