TITLE 49 SOCIAL SERVICES

Section 9. Transfer of Division of Rehabilitation Services to Department of Labor, 49-9-1 through 49-9-53.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

49-9-18. Confidentiality; penalty.

It shall be unlawful, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program and in accordance with regulations, policies, and procedures, for any person or persons to solicit, disclose, receive, or make use of or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning persons applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation, directly or indirectly derived from the records. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1981, §34-15-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1137, § 1; Code 1981, §49-9-18, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 303, § 1/HB 1146.)

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, redesignated former Code Section 34-15-17 as present Code Section 49-9-18.