History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 1320, § 7; Ga. L. 1997, p. 700, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 562, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-14/HB 228; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 1-8/HB 78; Ga. L. 2018, p. 602, § 3/HB 635.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); deleted the former second sentence of subsection (a), which read: “Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to deny agencies participating in joint investigations at the request of and with the department, or conducting separate investigations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation within an agency’s scope of authority, or law enforcement personnel who are conducting an investigation into any criminal offense in which a disabled adult or elder person is a victim from having access to such records.”; and added subsections (b) through (e).
Cross references.
Reporting of abuse or exploitation of residents of long-term care facilities, § 31-8-80 et seq.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1999, p. 562, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Crimes Against Elderly Act of 1999’.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 30 - Handicapped Persons
Chapter 5 - Protection of Disabled Adults and Elder Persons
§ 30-5-4.1. Discrimination and Retaliation for Reporting Prohibited
§ 30-5-7. Confidentiality of Public Records; Reasonable Access; Redaction in Certain Circumstances
§ 30-5-8. Criminal Offenses and Penalties