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2018 Georgia Code 17-18-1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 17-18-1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-18-1

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 18. Written Statements of Information to Victims of Rape or Forcible Sodomy, 17-18-1 through 17-18-2.

ARTICLE 2 MISDEMEANOR CASES

17-18-1. Duty of certain officials to offer written statement of information to victims of rape or forcible sodomy.

When any employee of the Department of Human Services, Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, a law enforcement agency, or a court has reason to believe that he or she in the course of official duties is speaking to an adult who is or has been a victim of a violation of Code Section 16-6-1, relating to rape, or Code Section 16-6-2, relating to aggravated sodomy, such employee shall offer or provide such adult a written statement of information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy. Such written statement shall, at a minimum, include the information set out in Code Section 17-18-2 and may include additional information regarding resources available to victims of sexual assault. Information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy may be provided in any language.

(Code 1981, §17-18-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1115, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-15/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 5-3/HB 214.)

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, inserted "Department of Public Health," in the first sentence of this Code section.

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, the assignment of this new Code section was changed from Code Section 17-17-1 to Code Section 17-18-1.

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "17-18-2" was substituted for "17-17-2" in the next-to-last sentence.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-18-1 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 5

Jones v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2022-09-20

Snippet: extended beyond the evidentiary context.” Id. at 17-18 (1). Here, Appellant seeks to aggregate harm from

YOUNG v. THE STATE 6-24-2021 Substitute Opinion Issued.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-06-24

Snippet: adopt. See State v. Lane, 308 Ga. 10, 14 (1), 17-18 (1), 21-22 (4) (838 SE2d 808) (2020) (holding that

Hood v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-06-21

Snippet: in trial proceedings. See Lane, 308 Ga. at 17-18 (1) (suggesting that such a possibility could be

Young v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-06-01

Snippet: adopt. See State v. Lane, 308 Ga. 10, 14 (1), 17-18 (1), 21-22 (4) (838 SE2d 808) (2020) (holding that

Walker v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2014-11-17

Citation: 296 Ga. 161, 766 S.E.2d 28, 2014 Ga. LEXIS 904

Snippet: (2005); Ware v. State, 279 Ga. 17, 17-18 (1) (608 SE2d 643) (2005); Mitchell v. State