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O.C.G.A. § 49-5-186 (2019)

Confidentiality of information in registry; penalties for unauthorized use of information.

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Information in the child abuse registry shall be confidential and shall not be subject to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 , and access thereto is prohibited except as provided in this article. Such information shall not be deemed to be a record of child abuse for purposes of Article 2 of this chapter. Information obtained from the child abuse registry shall not be made a part of any record which is open to the public except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection; provided, however, that a district attorney may use such information in any court proceeding in the course of any criminal prosecution, if such information is otherwise admissible. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, information in the child abuse registry applicable to a child who at the time of his or her death was in the custody of a state department or agency or foster parent, which information relates to the child while in the custody of such state department or agency or foster parent, shall not be confidential and shall be subject to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 . Any person who knowingly provides any information from the child abuse registry to a person not authorized to be provided such information under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who knowingly and under false pretense obtains or attempts to obtain information which was obtained from the child abuse registry, except as authorized in this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

(Code 1981, § 49-5-186 , 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 3 cases, 1998–2018 · 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× “" OCGA § 49-5-186 (b) (1). This provision does not change the operation of the rules of evidence or otherwise "alter or extinguish" any of the constitutional or statutory rights afforded to defendants in criminal proceedings.”
Georgia Dep't of Human Servs. v. Steiner, 303 Ga. 890 (2018). · cites it 4× “” OCGA § 49-5-186 (b) (1). This provision does not change the operation of the rules of evidence or otherwise “alter or extinguish” any of the constitutional or statutory rights afforded to defendants in criminal proceedings.”
State v. Jackson, 496 S.E.2d 912 (Ga. 1998). · cites it 4× “[6] The superior court also found unconstitutional the final sentence of OCGA § 49-5-183.1(g) ("[t]he decision of the superior court under this subsection shall not be subject to further appeal or review") as violative of Ga.”
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