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  1. Any person who knowingly publishes, disseminates, or otherwise discloses the location of a family violence shelter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
  2. This Code section shall not apply to:
    1. Confidential communications between a client and his or her attorney; or
    2. Instances when such publication, dissemination, or disclosure is authorized by the director of the shelter.

History. Code 1981, § 19-13-23 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1543, § 2.

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For article commenting on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 151 (1997).