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O.C.G.A. § 49-5-182 (2019)

Notice to division of substantiated case resulting from investigation by abuse investigator.

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An abuse investigator who completes the investigation of a child abuse report made pursuant to Code Section 19-7-5 or otherwise and determines that it is a substantiated case if the alleged child abuser was at least 13 years of age at the time of the commission of the act shall notify the division within 30 business days following such determination. Such notice may be submitted electronically and shall include the following: Name, age, sex, race, social security number, if known, and birthdate of the child alleged to have been abused; Name, age, sex, race, social security number, and birthdate of the parents, custodian, or caretaker of the child alleged to have been abused, if known; Name, age, sex, race, social security number, and birthdate of the person who committed the substantiated case; and A summary of the known details of the child abuse which at a minimum shall contain the classification of the abuse as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Code Section 19-7-5 as either sexual abuse, physical abuse, child neglect, or a combination thereof.

History

(Code 1981, § 49-5-182 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 11/SB 138; Ga. L. 2016, p. 773, § 8/HB 905; Ga. L. 2016, p. 864, § 49/HB 737.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2018–2020 · leading case: Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Steiner, 815 S.E.2d 883 (Ga. 2018).
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Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Steiner, 815 S.E.2d 883 (Ga. 2018). · cites it 4× “See OCGA §§ 49-5-182, 49-5-183. Access to the registry is limited to certain government child abuse investigators and government or licensed childcare-related entities.”
Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Addison, 819 S.E.2d 20 (Ga. 2018). · cites it 4× “OCGA § 49-5-183 (a) says: Upon receipt of an investigator's report of a substantiated case pursuant to Code Section 49-5-182 naming an alleged child abuser, the division [i.”
Georgia Dep't of Human Servs. v. Steiner, 303 Ga. 890 (2018). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 49-5-182, 49-5-183. Access to the registry is limited to certain government child abuse investigators and government or licensed childcare-related entities.”
Crysandra White v. Georgia Dep't of Human Servs., 836 S.E.2d 836 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “See OCGA §§ 49-5-182, 49-5-183. . . . OCGA § 49-5-183 requires that DFCS must notify an alleged abuser when his or her name is added to the registry.”
Georgia Dep't of Human Servs. v. Addison, 304 Ga. 425 (2018). · cites it 2× “3 The administrative law judge (ALJ) 2 OCGA § 49-5-183 (a) says: Upon receipt of an investigator’s report of a substantiated case pursuant to Code Section 49-5-182 naming an alleged child abuser, the division [i.”
Patrick Schuman v. Georgia Dep't of Human Servs., 841 S.E.2d 218 (Ga. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “shall receive notice regarding substantiated cases [of child abuse] reported to the division pursuant to OCGA § 49-5-182.” “Division” is defined in OCGA § 49-5-180 (6) to “mean[] the Department of Family and Children Services [“DFACS”] of the department,” and “department” means…”
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