History. Code 1981, § 49-5-62 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1397, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 539, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 574, § 4; Ga. L. 2018, p. 507, § 2-14/SB 336.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); in subsection (a), in the first and second sentences deleted “satisfactory” preceding “preliminary records check”, and, in the second sentence deleted “satisfactory” preceding “state and national”, added “that is satisfactory” at the end of the first sentence, and, in the second sentence, inserted “that were satisfactory” and “that was satisfactory” in the middle, and inserted “that were satisfactory” near the end; and added subsection (b).
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For article on the 2018 amendment of this Code section, see 35 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 119 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 5 - Programs and Protection for Children and Youth
Article 3 - Employees’ Records Checks for Child Welfare Agencies
§ 49-5-61. Requirement of Separate License and Separate Director for Each New Facility
§ 49-5-63. Notice of Determination; Issuance of License; Effect of Unsatisfactory Determination
§ 49-5-64. Fingerprint Records Check; Retention
§ 49-5-65. Determination on the Basis of Fingerprint Records Check; Revocation of License
§ 49-5-66. Separate License and Center
§ 49-5-71. Immunity From Liability for Centers, State Agencies, and Employees