§ 19-14-1. Transfer of Functions, Duties, and Personnel of State Children’s Trust Fund Commission to Governor’s Office for Children and Families
The functions and duties of the State Children’s Trust Fund Commission are hereby transferred to the Governor’s Office for Children and Families effective July 1, 2008. All action taken by the State Children’s Trust Fund Commission prior to that date shall be considered valid, and the Governor’s Office for Children and Families shall as 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 […]
§ 19-13-34. Powers and Duties of Commission
The commission shall have the following duties: To study and evaluate the needs, priorities, programs, policies, and accessibility of services relating to family violence throughout this state; To evaluate and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of existing family violence laws, including the response of the present civil and criminal legal systems; To initiate and coordinate […]
§ 19-13-50. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Protective Order Registry Act.” History. Code 1981, § 19-13-50 , enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 101, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1349, § 1/HB 452.
§ 19-13-51. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Court” means judges in the classes of courts identified in Title 15 and any other person while acting as such a judge pursuant to designation as otherwise authorized by law. “Foreign court” means a court of competent jurisdiction in any state other than this state or any territory […]
§ 19-13-52. Purpose of Registry; Maintenance; Access to Information; Linking to National Crime Information Center Network
The Georgia Protective Order Registry shall be created to serve as a state-wide, centralized data base for the collection of protective orders. The registry is intended to enhance victim safety by providing law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and the courts access to protective orders issued by the courts of this state and foreign courts 24 […]
§ 19-13-53. Standardized Forms; Timing of Transmission of Information and Data Entry; Sheriff’s Responsibility
The courts of this state shall use a standardized form or forms for the issuance of any protective order. The form or forms shall be promulgated by the Uniform Superior Court Rules. The standardized form or forms for protective orders shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, shall be subject to the […]
§ 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 […]
§ 19-13-16. Mandatory Participation; Cost for Participation
A court, in addition to imposing any penalty provided by law, when sentencing a defendant or revoking a defendant’s probation for an offense involving family violence, or when imposing a protective order against family violence, shall order the defendant to participate in a family violence intervention program, whether a certified program pursuant to this article […]
§ 19-12-2. Hearing on Objections to Petition
If written objections are filed by any interested or affected party within the time limits specified in subsection (h) of Code Section 19-12-1, the court shall proceed to hear the matter at chambers. History. Ga. L. 1875, p. 103, § 2; Code 1882, § 1787b; Civil Code 1895, § 2496; Civil Code 1910, § 3015; […]