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§ 19-13-54. Foreign Protective Orders

A petitioner who obtains a foreign protective order may file that order by filing a certified copy of the foreign protective order with any clerk of court of the superior court in this state. Filing shall be without fee or cost. The clerk of court shall provide the petitioner with a receipt bearing proof of […]

§ 19-13-55. Confidential Nature of Information in Registry

Any individual, agency, or court which obtains information from the registry shall keep such information or parts thereof confidential, and shall not disseminate or disclose such information, or parts thereof, except as authorized in this article or otherwise by law. Violation of this Code section shall be a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 19-13-55 , […]

§ 19-13-56. Liability of Court or Law Enforcement Personnel

The state and any local or state law enforcement officer, court official, or official of the registry shall be held harmless for any delay or failure to file a protective order or modification thereof, to transmit information contained in a protective order or modification thereof, or to enter such information in the registry. The state […]

§ 19-13-23. Confidentiality of Location of Family Violence Shelter; Exceptions

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

§ 19-13-30. State Commission on Family Violence

The General Assembly finds and declares that violence in Georgia homes among family members accounts for many serious injuries, deaths, and extensive physical and emotional damage to children and adults.  Family violence knows no economic or social barriers. The costs of family violence include misery and trauma for individuals and families and increased government spending […]

§ 19-13-32. Membership; Terms; Filling of Vacancies; Officers

The State Commission on Family Violence shall consist of 37 members: Three ex officio members shall be the director of the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services, the director of Women’s Health Services in the Department of Public Health, and the Attorney General; Three members shall be members of […]

§ 19-13-33. Meetings; Quorum; Reimbursement for Expenses

The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once every calendar quarter.  Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission. The commission shall meet at such times and at such designated places in the state as it may determine. A quorum for transacting business shall be […]