Georgia Code
Article 5 - Abortion
§ 16-12-141.1. Disposal of Aborted Fetuses; Reporting Requirements; Penalties; Public Report; Confidentiality of Identity of Physicians Filing Reports

History. Code 1981, § 16-12-141.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1421, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 1450, § 5/HB 197; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, §§ 6-3, 6-5/HB 214; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-13/HB 242; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 16/HB 323.
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted “of the type and confidentiality provided for in subsection (d) of Code Section 16-12-141, and” following “form” in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
Law reviews.
For article on 2005 amendment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2005).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Cross references.
Reporting induced termination of pregnancy, § 31-10-19.
Reporting of fetal deaths for vital records purposes, § 31-10-29.
Dead bodies generally, T. 31, C. 21.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, in the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2), a comma was added following “shall report.”
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, “May 10, 2005” was substituted for “the effective date of this subsection” in subsection (c) and in paragraph (d)(1).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “Community Health” was substituted for “Human Resources” throughout this Code section and “(now known as the Department of Community Health for these purposes)” was inserted in the introductory language of subsection (c) and in paragraph (d)(1).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Reporting requirement for all abortions, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Human Resources, Chapter 290-5-32.