O.C.G.A. § 49-5-46 (2019)
Immunity from liability of department, agency, or child advocacy center
The department, an agency, a child advocacy center, and employees thereof providing access to or disclosure of records or information as authorized by Code Section 49-5-41 shall have no civil liability or criminal responsibility therefor.
History
Code 1981, § 49-5-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1778, § 4; Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 4/HB 725.
Annotations
Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 1/HB 725, not
codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Child Abuse Records Protection Act.’”
ARTICLE 3 EMPLOYEES’ RECORDS CHECKS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES Administrative rules and regulations. Schedule of fees for fingerprint records check, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Administration, § 290-1-5-.01 et seq. Application and licensing, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Family and Children Ser-
vices, §§ 290-2-2-.05, 290-2-2-.06, 290-229-.05. Application and licensing, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Office of Regulatory Services, §§ 290-9-2-.06, 290-9-2-.07. Governing Body and Licenses, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Bright
from the Start Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Child Care Learning Center, § 591-1-1-.16. RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. Governmental liability for negligence in licensing, regulating, or supervising pri-
vate day-care home in which child is injured, 68 A.L.R.4th 266.