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O.C.G.A. § 37-4-120 — Individual dignity of clients to be respected; use of criminal facilities and procedures | Georgia Code
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TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

Section 4. Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally, 37-4-1 through 37-4-127.

ARTICLE 5 RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS UNDERGOING HABILITATION, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY

37-4-120. Individual dignity of clients to be respected; use of criminal facilities and procedures.

The client's dignity as an individual shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions, including any occasion wherein the client is taken into custody, detained, or transported. Except where required under conditions of extreme urgency, those procedures, facilities, vehicles, and restraining devices normally utilized for criminals or those accused of crime shall not be used in connection with the developmentally disabled.

(Code 1933, § 88-2503.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-5/HB 228.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR.

- Criminal responsibility for physical measures undertaken in connection with treatment of mentally disordered patient, 99 A.L.R.3d 854.

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