History. Code 1981, § 31-21-3 , enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1513, § 1; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 44/HB 24; Ga. L. 2020, p. 55, § 8/SB 372.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, substituted “sexually transmitted” for “venereal” in paragraph (a)(3).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, a semicolon was substituted for the period at the end of paragraph (c)(5).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.
Law reviews.
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).