Georgia Code
Article 4 - Inspection of Public Records
§ 50-18-70. Legislative Intent; Definitions

History. Ga. L. 1959, p. 88, § 1; Code 1981, § 50-18-70 ; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1789, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 243, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1061, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1545, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2829, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1394, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1436, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 618, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 50; Ga. L. 1999, p. 552, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-38/HB 665; Ga. L. 2012, p. 218, § 2/HB 397.
Cross references.
Right of shareholders to inspect books and records of corporations, § 14-2-1602 .
Confidentiality of records relating to adoption proceedings, § 19-8-18 .
Opening of primary and election records of Secretary of State for inspection by public, § 21-2-51 .
Opening of primary and election records of election superintendents for inspection by public, § 21-2-72 .
Disclosure and publication of vital records, § 31-10-25.
Inspection of motor vehicle records, § 40-3-24 .
Confidentiality of reports, files, and other documents, relating to probation, § 42-8-40 .
Confidentiality of records of State Board of Pardons and Paroles, § 42-9-53 .
Limited disclosure of autopsy photographs, § 45-16-27.
Confidentiality of income tax information, §§ 48-7-60 , 48-7-61 .
Code Commission notes.
Ga. L. 1992, p. 1061, § 5, added new subsections (d) and (e). Ga. L. 1992, p. 1545, § 1, added new subsection (c) and redesignated former subsection (c) as subsection (d). Ga. L. 1992, p. 2829, § 2, added a new subsection (d). Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, former subsection (c) was redesignated as subsection (f), and the new subsection added by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2829, § 2, was redesignated as subsection (g).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-3 , in 2012, the amendment of this Code section by Ga. L. 2012, p. 173, § 1-38/HB 665, was treated as impliedly repealed and superseded by Ga. L. 2012, p. 218, § 2/HB 397, due to irreconcilable conflict. See County of Butts v. Strahan, 151 Ga. 417 (1921); Keener v. McDougall, 232 Ga. 273 (1974).
Law reviews.
For article discussing the right of access to public records of local government, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 97 (1978).
For article, “Informational Privacy Under the Open Records Act,” see 32 Mercer L. Rev. 393 (1980).
For article surveying developments in Georgia local government law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).
For annual survey of administrative law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 17 (1986).
For annual survey of state and local taxation, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 337 (1986).
For annual survey on local government law, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 359 (1990).
For note on 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 344 (1992).
For annual survey of local government law, see 44 Mercer L. Rev. 309 (1992).
For note on the 1994 amendment of this Code section, see 11 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 265 (1994).
For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 262 (1999).
For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 268 (1999).
For survey article on administrative law for the period from June 1, 1997 through May 31, 1999, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 103 (1999).
For annual survey article discussing developments in education law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 221 (2000).
For article, “General Overview of Procurement Process,” see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 12 (2005).
For annual survey of administrative law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2005).
For annual survey of local government law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2005).
For annual survey of criminal law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (2006).
For annual survey of zoning and land use law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 477 (2006).
For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007).
For survey article on zoning and land use law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 493 (2007).
For survey article on local government law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 263 (2008).
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2012).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 39 (2012).
For annual survey on trial practice and procedure, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 305 (2012).
For article, “Prison Accountability and Performance Measures,” see 63 Emory L. J. 339 (2013).
For annual survey on local government law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 199 (2016).
For annual survey on local government law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 177 (2018).

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