No person shall bring or send into the state any child for the purpose of placing him or procuring his adoption without first filing notice with the department. He shall file with the department a bond payable to the state for each child he intends to send or bring, approved by the department, in the penal sum of $1,000.00, conditioned that he will not send or bring into the state any child who is incorrigible or unsound in mind or body; that he will remove any such child who becomes a public charge or who, in the opinion of the department, becomes a menace to the community prior to his adoption or becoming of legal age; and that the person with whom the child is placed shall be responsible for his proper care and training. Before any child shall be brought or sent into the state for the purpose of placing him in a foster home, the person so bringing or sending such child shall first notify the department of his intention and shall obtain from the department a certificate stating that such home is, in the opinion of the department, a suitable home for the child. Such notification shall state the name, age, and personal description of the child; the name and address of the person with whom the child is to be placed; and such other information as may be required by the department. The person bringing or sending such child into the state shall report at least once each year and at such other times as the department shall direct as to the location and well-being of the child so long as such child shall remain within the state and until he shall have reached the age of 18 or shall have been legally adopted.
History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 81, § 15.
Cross references.
Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, T. 39, C. 4.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Programs and Protection for Children and Youth
Article 1 - Children and Youth Services
§ 49-5-4. Other State Departments, Agencies, Officers, and Employees to Assist Department
§ 49-5-4.1. Child Welfare Agency Public Scorecard Established
§ 49-5-7. Development and Administration of Public Child Welfare and Youth Services
§ 49-5-8. Powers and Duties of Department
§ 49-5-8.1. Short-Term Babysitting of Child in Foster Care; Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard
§ 49-5-12.1. Penalties for Violation of Child Welfare Agency Laws and Regulations
§ 49-5-12.2. Immunity From Liability
§ 49-5-12.3. Definitions; Annual Inspection of Child Welfare Agency
§ 49-5-13. Private Child Care Learning Centers Not Required to Meet Federal Adult-Child Ratio
§ 49-5-17. Power of Department to Accept and Use Gifts
§ 49-5-18. Instituting or Intervening in Legal Proceedings
§ 49-5-19. Annual Report on Children and Youth Services
§ 49-5-20. Existing Charters of Charitable Institutions
§ 49-5-21. Penalties for Aiding, Harboring, or Encouraging Escapees or Hindering Their Apprehension
§ 49-5-22. Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Programs to Provide Toilet Facilities Screened for Privacy