History. Code 1933, § 88-504.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 796, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 996, § 4; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 37; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2531, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1249, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 347, § 1/SB 65; Ga. L. 2015, p. 4, § 1/SB 53; Ga. L. 2017, p. 617, § 1/SB 52; Ga. L. 2021, p. 686, § 2/HB 591.
The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, in subsection (d), inserted “marriage and family therapist,” in the first sentence, inserted “a marriage and family therapist,” in the middle of the second sentence, inserted “the term ‘marriage and family therapist’ means any person authorized under the laws of this state to practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist;” in the middle of the third sentence; and added subsection (e).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 347, § 2A/SB 65, as amended by Ga. L. 2015, p. 4, § 1/SB 53, which provides for the repeal of the amendment made by § 1 of that Act was repealed by Ga. L. 2017, p. 617, § 1/SB 52, effective May 9, 2017.
Cross references.
Arrest of persons, T. 17, C. 4.
Licensing of applied psychologists, T. 43, C. 39.
Law reviews.
For note comparing procedures for hospitalization of the mentally ill in Georgia to other jurisdictions and suggesting improvements, see 7 Mercer L. Rev. 361 (1956).
For comment, “1986 Amendments to Georgia’s Mental Health Statutes: The Latest Attempt to Provide a Solution to the Problem of the Chronically Mentally Ill,” see 36 Emory L.J. 1313 (1987).
For survey article on criminal law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 89 (2007).