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2018 Georgia Code 49-5-187 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)

O.C.G.A. 49-5-187 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 49-5-187

TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Section 5. Programs and Protection for Children and Youth, 49-5-1 through 49-5-281.

ARTICLE 8 CENTRAL CHILD ABUSE REGISTRY

49-5-187. Immunity from civil or criminal liability.

The division and other authorized agencies, entities, and persons and the employees thereof providing information from the child abuse registry as authorized by this article and any person who uses such information shall have no civil liability or criminal responsibility therefor.

(Code 1981, §49-5-187, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 11/SB 138; Ga. L. 2016, p. 773, § 8/HB 905.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2016, p. 773, § 8/HB 905, effective July 1, 2016, reenacted this Code section without change.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 49-5-187 From Courtlistener.com
Total Results: 2
Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Addison
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-09-10
Citation: 819 S.E.2d 20, 304 Ga. 425
Snippet: the Registry statutes ( OCGA §§ 49-5-180 through 49-5-187 ) along with all of the rules implementing those
Ga. Dep't of Human Servs. v. Steiner
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-06-18
Citation: 815 S.E.2d 883
Snippet: "substantiated" cases of child abuse. See OCGA §§ 49-5-18 - 49-5-187. The Act requires that DFCS investigate reports