Chapter four of the Georgia code is arrest of persons. There are four articles about the proper way to arrest an offender and more. Article one provides the proper way to make an arrest. If a person voluntarily gives there freedom away, meaning they don’t resist arrest by the officer then the arrest is complete. In a situation where the officer has an arrest warrant for an offender who is concealed in a house, the officer has the authority to break the door open to arrest the offender. Article two gives the exceptions for an arrest without a search warrant. An officer can make an arrest without a warrant if a crime was committed by an offender in front of an officer. Additionally, an officer can make an arrest if the offender is trying to escape
