History. Code 1981, § 15-11-511 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-39/SB 364; Ga. L. 2018, p. 935, § 4/SB 131.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, added the proviso at the end of the second sentence of subsection (b).