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O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Safe Place for Newborns Act of 2002.” History. Code 1981, § 19-10A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1137, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 522, § 1/HB 391.
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Fire station” means a facility of any fire department which is authorized to exercise the general and emergency powers enumerated in Code Sections 25-3-1 and 25-3-2. (2) “Medical facility” means any licensed general or specialized hospital, …
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-3 Purpose
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It is the express purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to prevent injuries to and deaths of newborn children that are caused by a mother who abandons the newborn. History. Code 1981, § 19-10A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1137, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. …
O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-4 No criminal prosecution for leaving child in custody of medical facility, fire station, or police station
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A mother shall not be prosecuted for violating Code Section 16-5-70, 16-12-1, or 19-10-1 because of the act of leaving her newborn child in the physical custody of an employee, agent, or member of the staff of a medical facility, fire station, or police station who is on duty, whe…