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Georgia Statutes, Title 19

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Title 19

17 chapters · 481 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 19481 Ch 11, ENFORCEMENT OF DUTY OF SUPPORT174 Ch 9, CHILD CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS72 Ch 3, MARRIAGE GENERALLY41 Ch 6, ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT41 Ch 7, PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP GENERALLY32 Ch 8, ADOPTION32 Ch 13, FAMILY VIOLENCE30 Ch 5, DIVORCE17 Ch 10A, SAFE PLACE FOR NEWBORNS8 Ch 15, CHILD ABUSE7 Ch 2, DOMICILE6 Ch 13A, DATING VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS6 Ch 4, ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE5 Ch 12, NAME CHANGE4

30 sections·Filtered byTitle 19✕Ch 13✕

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-10 Deﬁnitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Commission” means the State Commission on Family Violence. (2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of community supervision. (3) “Department” means the Department of Community Supervision. (4) “Family or household members” means past or p…
O.C.G.A. § 19-13-11 Fee for certiﬁcation application; valid period of certiﬁcation
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In carrying out the purpose of this article, the department shall charge a fee for the consideration of applications for certiﬁcation of family violence intervention programs and instructors. The amount of this fee shall be established by the commission and shall, as best as the …
O.C.G.A. § 19-13-13 Administration and supervision of certiﬁcation
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(a) A program certiﬁed pursuant to this article shall be administered by the department. The department is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out this article, including, but not limited to, prescribing the form of applications, …
O.C.G.A. § 19-13-14 Standards and requirements for course content; course operators; certiﬁcation of programs; maintenance of list of certiﬁed programs

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(a) The commission and the department shall establish standards and requirements concerning the content of courses, including, but not limited to, duration of courses, qualiﬁcations of instructors, program and certiﬁcation fees, attendance requirements, and examinations. In order…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-15 Cooperation with State Board of Pardons and Paroles

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The department and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may operate family violence intervention programs which meet the requirements of the department. The courts and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may accept such programs in lieu of certiﬁed family violence interventi…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-16 Mandatory participation; cost for participation

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(a) 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 f…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-17 Administrative ﬁne

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As an alternative to criminal or other civil enforcement, the commissioner or his or her designee, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, may issue an administrative ﬁne not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violatio…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-2 Jurisdiction of superior court

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(a) Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court of the county where the respondent resides shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this article. (b) For proceedings under this article involving a nonresident respondent, the superior co…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-3 Petition seeking relief from family violence; temporary relief ex parte; hearing; dismissal of petition upon failure to hold hearing; procedural advice for victims; delays

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(a) A person who is not a minor may seek relief under this article by ﬁling a petition with the superior court alleging one or more acts of family violence. A person who is not a minor may also seek relief on behalf of a minor by ﬁling such a petition. (b) Upon the ﬁling of a ver…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4 Protective orders and consent agreements; contents; delivery to sheriff; expiration; enforcement

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(a) The court may, upon the ﬁling of a veriﬁed petition, grant any protective order or approve any consent agreement to bring about a cessation of acts of family violence. The court shall not have the authority to issue or approve mutual protective orders concerning paragraph (1)…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-4.1 “Local law enforcement agency” deﬁned; security checks

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(a) As used in this Code section, the term “local law enforcement agency” means county and city: (1) Police departments; and (2) Sheriff offices. (b)(1) Upon obtaining a protective order under Code Section 19-13-3 or 19-13-4, the petitioner may elect to request periodic security …

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-5 Supplemental nature of remedies provided by article

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The remedies provided by this article are not exclusive but are additional to any other remedies provided by law. History. Ga. L. 1981, p. 880, § 5.

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-20 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Council” means the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. (2) “Family or household members” means spouses, parents and children, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity and occupying a common domicile. (3) “Family violence” me…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-21 Powers and duties of council

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(a) It shall be the duty of the council: (1) To establish minimum standards for an approved family violence shelter to enable such shelter to receive state funds; (2) To receive applications for the development and establishment of family violence shelters; (3) To approve or reje…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-22 Eligibility for licensing and funding; application; receiving and referral functions; shelters and programs; admission procedures; board of shelter

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(a) In order to be approved and funded under this article, each shelter shall: (1) Provide a facility which will serve as a shelter to receive or house persons who are family violence victims; (2) Receive the periodic written endorsement of local law enforcement agencies; (3) Rec…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-30 State Commission on Family Violence

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(a) 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…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-31 Commission created; comprehensive state plan for ending family violence; establishment of community task forces

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There is created a State Commission on Family Violence which shall be responsible for developing a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence. This plan shall include the initiation, coordination, and oversight of the implementation of family violence laws and the establ…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-32 Membership; terms; ﬁlling of vacancies; officers

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(a) The State Commission on Family Violence shall consist of 37 members: (1) 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 Hea…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-33 Meetings; quorum; reimbursement for expenses

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(a) 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 dete…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-34 Powers and duties of commission

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(a) The commission shall have the following duties: (1) To study and evaluate the needs, priorities, programs, policies, and accessibility of services relating to family violence throughout this state; (2) To evaluate and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of existing family …

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-50 Short title

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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.

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-51 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) “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. (2) “Foreign court” means a court of competent jurisdiction in any …

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-52 Purpose of registry; maintenance; access to information; linking to National Crime Information Center Network

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(a) 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 acces…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-53 Standardized forms; timing of transmission of information and data entry; sheriff’s responsibility

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(a) 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 provision…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-54 Foreign protective orders

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(a) 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. (b) Filing shall be without fee or cost. (c) The clerk of court shall provide the petit…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-55 Conﬁdential nature of information in registry

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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 …

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-56 Liability of court or law enforcement personnel

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(a) 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 there…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-1 In the event that the judge or officer ﬁnds such circumstances justifying dispensing with the requirement of a warrant application hearing, the judge or officer shall note such circumstances on the fa

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(7) No warrant shall be quashed nor evidence suppressed because of any irregularity in proceedings conducted pursuant to this subsection not affecting the substantial rights of the accused under the Constitution of this state or of the United States. (8) Nothing contained in this…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-23 Protective order registry, §§19-13-50 to 19-13-56

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DOMICILE. Divorce, §19-5-2. Domestic relation cases. Divorce, §19-5-2. DOMICILE —Cont’d Domestic relation cases —Cont’d Generally, §§19-2-1 to 19-2-6. DRIVERS’ LICENSES. Child support enforcement. Suspension or denial of license for failure to pay support, §§19-6-28.1, 19-11-9.3.…

O.C.G.A. § 19-13-6 “Family violence” deﬁned

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Jurisdiction of superior court. Petition seeking relief from family violence; temporary relief ex parte; hearing; dismissal of petition upon failure to hold hearing; procedural advice for victims; delays. Protective orders and consent agreements; contents; delivery to sheriff; ex…