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

O.C.G.A. § 31-8-119 (2019)

Obtaining contributions by coercion; use of contributions designated for a restricted purpose; receipts and records of contributions

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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.
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No resident nor any resident’s family, guardian, or representative shall be coerced by any means into giving contributions. When contributions are freely made by the resident or resident’s family, guardian, or representative for a restricted purpose, such contribution must be used for the purpose so designated. A receipt shall be provided for all contributions and a central record of such receipts shall be maintained at the facility.

History

Code 1933, § 88-1919B, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 149, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 31.