The department, an agency, a child advocacy center, and employees thereof providing access to or disclosure of records or information as authorized by Code Section 49-5-41 shall have no civil liability or criminal responsibility therefor.
History. Code 1981, § 49-5-46 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1778, § 4; Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 4/HB 725.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: “The department or any agency and employees of either providing access to or disclosure of records or information as authorized by Code Section 49-5-41 shall have no civil or criminal liability therefor.”
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 1/HB 725, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Child Abuse Records Protection Act.’
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Programs and Protection for Children and Youth
Article 2 - Child Abuse Records
§ 49-5-40. Definitions; Confidentiality of Records; Restricted Access to Records
§ 49-5-41. Persons and Agencies Permitted Access to Records
§ 49-5-41.1. Inspection and Retention of Records of Juvenile Drug Use
§ 49-5-42. Rules and Regulations
§ 49-5-43. Article Not to Conflict With Federal Law or Lose Federal Funds; Duty of Board
§ 49-5-45. Penalty for Allowing Unauthorized Access to Juvenile Drug Use Records
§ 49-5-46. Immunity From Liability of Department, Agency, or Child Advocacy Center