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Title 19 - Domestic Relations (Chs. 1 — 15)
Chapter 15 - Child Abuse (§§ 19-15-1 — 19-15-7)
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Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 19, repealed Chapter 1 of Title 19 and redesignated it as Chapter 15 of Title 19.
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Cross references.Physician may take or retain temporary protective custody, § 15-11-131.
Law reviews.For note on 1990 enactment of this chapter (former Chapter 1 of Title 19), see 7 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 268 (1990).
For note on 1993 amendment of this chapter, see 10 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 131 (1993).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. —Child Abuse — The Battered Child Syndrome, 2 POF2d 365.
Child Neglect, 3 POF2d 265.
Corroboration of a Child’s Sexual Abuse Allegation with Behavioral Evidence, 25 POF3d 189.
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O.C.G.A. Title 19, Ch. 15
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- § 19-15-1. Definitions
- § 19-15-2. Protocol committee on child abuse; written protocol; training of members; written sexual abuse and exploitation protocol
- § 19-15-3. [Effective July 1, 2026] County review committee; chairperson; eligible deaths for review; notification to coroner; reporting to chairperson; committee review
- § 19-15-4. [Effective July 1, 2026] Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel
- § 19-15-5. Meetings and proceedings of committees or subcommittees and panels
- § 19-15-6. Use of information and records of protocol committees, review committees, and panels
- § 19-15-7. Construction of chapter
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