History. Code 1981, § 24-5-505 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
Cross references.
Prohibition against compelled self-incrimination, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XVI.
Law reviews.
For comment discussing the privilege against answers tending to disgrace but not incriminate, see 18 Ga. B.J. 88 (1955).
For comment, “The Government’s Privilege to Withhold the Identity of Informers, as Applied to Decoys,” see 20 Ga. B.J. 562 (1958).
For note discussing discovery proceedings available to creditors, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 814 (1978).
For article, “Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Invocation of the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Civil Cases,” see 15 (No. 1) Ga. St. B.J. 14 (2009).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 24-5-501. Certain Communications Privileged
§ 24-5-502. Communications to Clergyman Privileged
§ 24-5-503. Husband and Wife as Witnesses for and Against Each Other in Criminal Proceedings
§ 24-5-504. Law Enforcement Officers Testifying; Home Address
§ 24-5-505. Party or Witness Privilege
§ 24-5-506. Privilege Against Self-Incrimination; Testimony of Accused in Criminal Case
§ 24-5-507. Grant of Immunity; Contempt
§ 24-5-508. Qualified Privilege for News Gathering or Dissemination
§ 24-5-510. Privileged Communications Between Law Enforcement Officers and Peer Counselors