History. Code 1933, §§ 88-505.5, 88-505.6, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1293, § 9; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1098, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1059, § 13; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1902, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 37; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
Law reviews.
For comment advocating legislative determination of parental liability for costs of institutional custody of child involuntarily committed to a mental health facility in response to criminal behavior in light of Treglown v. Department of Health & Social Servs., 38 Wis. 2d 317, 156 N.W.2d 363 (1968), see 19 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (1968).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - Examination, Treatment, etc., for Mental Illness
Article 3 - Examination, Hospitalization, and Treatment of Involuntary Patients
§ 37-3-60. Designation of Evaluating Facilities
§ 37-3-61. Initiation of Proceedings for Court Ordered Evaluation
§ 37-3-63. Admission of Persons to Evaluating Facilities for Evaluation and Emergency Treatment
§ 37-3-65. Request for Transfer to Another Evaluating Facility; Recipients of Notice of Transfer