Georgia Code
Chapter 3 - County and District Departments, Boards, and Directors of Family and Children Services
§ 49-3-6. Functions of County Department

History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 355, § 13; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 14; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 2-2, 2-3/HB 228; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-100/HB 310; Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 3/SB 138; Ga. L. 2017, p. 585, § 1-5/SB 174.
The 2015 amendments. —
The first 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, inserted “juvenile” preceding “probation officer” in the last sentence of the previously existing provisions of this Code section. The second 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, rewrote this Code section. See Code Commission note regarding the effect of these amendments.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, in subsection (a), substituted “or” for “and” in paragraph (a)(1), deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (a)(3), added paragraph (a)(4), and redesignated former paragraph (a)(4) as present paragraph (a)(5).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2015, the amendment to this Code section by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-100/HB 310, was treated as impliedly repealed and superseded by Ga. L. 2015, p. 552, § 3/SB 138, due to irreconcilable conflict.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1997, p. 1021, § 10, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for severability.
Law reviews.
For article commenting on the 1997 amendment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 284 (1997).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 115 (2017).

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