O.C.G.A. § 24-12-31 (2019)
Confidential nature of veterinarian records; disclosure of rabies vaccination record
(a) No veterinarian licensed under Chapter 50 of Title 43 shall be required to disclose any information concerning the veterinarian’s care of an animal except on written authorization or other waiver by the veterinarian’s client or on appropriate court order or subpoena. Any veterinarian releasing information under written authorization or other waiver by the client or under court order or subpoena shall not be liable to the client or any other person. The confidentiality provided by this Code section shall be waived to the extent that the veterinarian’s client places the veterinarian’s care and treatment of the animal or the nature and extent of injuries to the animal at issue in any judicial proceeding. As used in this Code section, the term “client” means the owner of the animal or, if the owner of the animal is unknown, the person who presents the animal to the veterinarian for care and treatment.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section, a veterinarian shall disclose the rabies vaccination history of any animal within such veterinarian’s care within 24 hours of receipt of a written request by the physician of any person bitten by such animal.
History
Code 1981, § 24-12-31, enacted by Ga.
L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, §§ 2, 4/HB 956.
CHAPTER 13 SECURING ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES AND PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE Sec.
Article 1 General Provisions Sec.
Freedom of witnesses from arrest. Procedure for claiming witness fees. Witness fee exceptions. Penalty for excessive witness fee claim. Production of evidence when item not available; oath. Procedure when adverse party dissatisfied with response pursuant to Code Section 24-13-5. Withdrawal of originals introduced in evidence; substitution of copies; discretion of court. Article 2
Article 4 Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State
Subpoenas and Notice to Produce
Applicability. Issuance of subpoena; form; punishment for misuse. Issuance of subpoena requiring attendance; service. Subpoena for production of documentary evidence; motion to quash or modify. Service of subpoenas. Fees and mileage; when tender required. Enforcement of subpoenas; continuance; secondary evidence of books, papers, or documents. Notice to produce. Witness fees for law enforcement officers. Legislators’ exemption. Article 3
Securing Attendance of Prisoners
Order requiring prisoner’s
delivery to serve as witness or criminal defendant generally; expenses; prisoner under death sentence as witness. Issuance of order requiring prisoner’s delivery to serve as witness in superior court. Issuance of writ of habeas corpus requiring prisoner’s delivery to serve as witness in superior court.
Short title. Definitions. Procedure for compelling witness attendance before a foreign court in criminal or grand jury proceedings; expenses; punishment. Procedure for compelling witness attendance of persons confined in a state penal institution before a foreign court in criminal or grand jury proceedings; exceptions. Procedure for compelling an out-of-state witness to attend criminal or grand jury proceedings. Procedure for compelling witness attendance of persons confined in a penal institution out of state in criminal or grand jury proceedings; order of compliance. Exemption of witnesses from arrest and service of process. Construction.
Sec.
Article 5 Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act Sec.
Short title. Definitions. Requirements for issuance of foreign subpoenas; application. Compelling foreign witness to appear and testify. Service of foreign subpoena. Applicability of Article 2 to certain provisions of this article. Protective order or enforcement, quashing, or modification of foreign subpoena.
Article 7
Article 6
Perpetuation of Testimony
Depositions to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings
payment of costs and expenses. Manner of taking and filing deposition. Availability to state and defendant of deponent’s previous statements. Admissibility and use of deposition. Objections to admission of deposition. Recordation of deposition. Agreement of parties to deposition. Depositions taken only in exceptional circumstances; misuse of procedures.
When deposition to preserve testimony in criminal proceedings may be taken. Notice of deposition; presence of defendant at examination; child witness. Appointment of counsel;
Annotations
Cross references. Depositions and discovery, § 9-11-26 et seq. Power of court to compel attendance of witnesses, § 17-7-25.
Proceedings to perpetuate testimony. Inadequacy of usual proceeding to be shown. Materiality of possession of property; availability of parties in interest. Use of testimony. Costs of proceedings.
Law reviews. For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Compelling testimony of opponent’s expert in state court, 66 A.L.R.4th 213.
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Law reviews. For article on the 2011 enactment of
this article, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).