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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 49. SOCIAL SERVICES |
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Chapter 5. PROGRAMS AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH |
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Article 8. CENTRAL CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY |
| § 49-5-180. Definitions |
| § 49-5-181. Establishment of central registry |
| § 49-5-182. Purpose of abuse registry |
| § 49-5-183. Reporting of abuse cases to DFACS office |
| § 49-5-183.1. Notice to alleged child abuser of classification; procedures; notification to division; children under 16 years of age not required to testify |
| § 49-5-184. Information to be included in abuse registry; hearing on expungement of name from registry; order; appeal |
| § 49-5-185. Access to information in registry |
| § 49-5-186. Confidentiality of information in registry; penalties for unauthorized use of information |
| § 49-5-187. Immunity from civil or criminal liability |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 49 Chapter 5 Article 8 NOTE
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
CONSTITUTIONALITY. --Portion of O.C.G.A. § 49-5-183.1 precluding a person from compelling a child's testimony in proceedings in which the person is classified as a child abuser is unconstitutional and, because it is central to the general scope of the Act establishing the registry system, the entire Act is unconstitutional. State v. Jackson, 269 Ga. 308, 496 S.E.2d 912 (1998).
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1995 amendments of sections in this article, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 360 (1995).
CONSTITUTIONALITY. --Portion of O.C.G.A. § 49-5-183.1 precluding a person from compelling a child's testimony in proceedings in which the person is classified as a child abuser is unconstitutional and, because it is central to the general scope of the Act establishing the registry system, the entire Act is unconstitutional. State v. Jackson, 269 Ga. 308, 496 S.E.2d 912 (1998).
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1995 amendments of sections in this article, see 12 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 360 (1995).