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

O.C.G.A. § 39-4-2 (2019)

‘‘Appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ defined

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As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term ‘‘appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.

History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.