O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-710 (2019)

Exchange of information

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘governmental entity’’ shall mean the court, superior court, DJJ, DBHDD, DFACS, county departments of family and children services, or public schools, as such term is defined in Code Section 16-11-35.

(b) Governmental entities and state, county, municipal, or consolidated government departments, boards, or agencies shall exchange with each other all information not held as confidential pursuant to federal law and relating to a child which may aid a governmental entity in the assessment, treatment, intervention, or rehabilitation of a child, notwithstanding Code Section 15-1-15, 15-1-19, 15-11-40, 15-11-70, 15-11-105, 15-11-170, 15-11-264, 15-11-541, 15-11-542, 15-11-603, 15-11-708, 15-11-709, 15-11-744, 20-2-751.2, 20-14-40, 24-12-10, 24-12-11, 24-12-20, 26-4-5, 26-4-80, 26-5-17, 31-5-5, 31-33-6, 37-1-53, 37-2-9.1, 42-5-36, 42-8-40, 42-8-109.2, 49-5-40, 49-5-41, 49-5-41.1, 49-5-44, or 49-5-45, in order to serve the best interests of such child. Information which is shared pursuant to this subsection shall not be utilized to assist in the prosecution of a child in juvenile, superior, or state court or utilized to the detriment of such child.

(c) Information released pursuant to this Code section shall not change or rescind the confidential nature of such information and such information shall not be subject to public disclosure or inspection unless otherwise provided by law.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-710, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-16/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1-8/SB 367; Ga. L. 2020, p. 181, § 2/HB 993. The 2020 amendment, effective July

1, 2020, inserted ‘‘or” preceding “49-5-45’’ and deleted ‘‘49-5-183, 49-5-184, 49-5-185, or 49-5-186,’’ near the end of the first sentence of subsection (b).

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General

Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment by this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.

Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Evidence,’’ see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015). For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 139 (2016).

ARTICLE 10 EMANCIPATION

Law reviews. - For article on 2006 enactment of this article, see 23 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 79 (2006). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 59 Am. Jur. 2d, Parent and Child, §§ 73 et seq. Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms. - Pleading and Practice Forms, § 189.

C.J.S. - 43 C.J.S., Infants, § 321 et seq.