O.C.G.A.
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act.’’
History
(Ga. L. 1981, p. 1320, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 700, § 2.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Validity, construction, and application of state civil and criminal elder abuse laws, 113 A.L.R.5th 431. Remedies available under Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCS § 12101 et seq.), 136 A.L.R. Fed 63. To what extent are federal entities subject to suit under § 504(a) of Rehabilitation Act (29 USCA § 794(a)), which prohibits any program or activity conducted by any executive agency or the postal service from discriminating on basis of disability, 146 A.L.R. Fed. 319.
When is individual regarded as having or perceived to have impairment within meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USCA § 12102(2)(c)), 148 A.L.R. Fed. 305. When does a public entity discriminate against individuals in its provision of services, programs, or activities under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USCA § 12132, 163 A.L.R. Fed. 339.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case:
Marks v. State, 623 S.E.2d 504 (Ga. 2005).
Marks v. State, 623 S.E.2d 504 (Ga. 2005).
· cites it 4× “"Exploitation" is defined as "the illegal or improper use of a disabled adult or elder person or that person's resources for another's profit or advantage.”
Smith v. State, 717 S.E.2d 280 (Ga. Ct. App. 2011).
· cites it 2× “OCGA § 30-5-8 (a) is a criminal sanction enacted as part of the “Disabled Adults and Elder Persons Protection Act” set forth in OCGA § 30-5-1 et seq. OCGA § 30-5-8 (a) (1) provides that “[i]n addition to any other provision of law, the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of any…”
Gobin (S.D. Ind. 2026).
· cites it 2× “The January 17 proposed amended complaint alleges that Defendant's "conduct exploited and harmed an elder disabled citizen, contrary to O.C.G.A. § 30-5-1 et seq." [Filing No. 47-1.”
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