Georgia Code
Article 3 - Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, and Related Offenses
§ 16-5-45. Interference With Custody

History. Code 1933, § 26-1312, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1420, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 970, § 2; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1325, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 561, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 16; Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 5; Ga. L. 2011, p. 470, § 2/SB 94; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-7/HB 242.
Cross references.
Proceedings for determination of child custody, T. 19, C. 9.
Immunity of broadcasters from liability for Levi’s Call: Georgia’s Amber Alert Program, § 51-1-50.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 470, § 1/SB 94, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Runaway Youth Safety Act.’ ”.
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, “Child Custody—Jurisdiction and Procedure,” see 35 Emory L.J. 291 (1986).

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