Title 49 — Title 49
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O.C.G.A. § 49-4-32 Eligibility for assistance under this article
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(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any person who: (1) Is 65 years of age or older; (2) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health; (3) Has not made an assignment or transfer of prop…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-33 Duties of department under this article
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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; (2) Take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; (3) Prescribe the form of and print and supply to the county departments such fo…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-34 Duties of county departments under this article
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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the board pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the department at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-35 Definitions
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Community care and services for the elderly, §49-6-61. Department of human services, §§49-6-1 to 49-6-7. Appropriations. Payment of expenses, §49-6-7. Authority, §49-6-3. Community care and services for the elderly. Annual progress report, §49-6-62. Rules and regulations, §49-6-6…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-36 Repealing acts
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Claims to assistance subject to, §49-4-37. Residence.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-37 Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals
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All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any wa…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-38 Short title
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Definitions. Eligibility for assistance under this article. Duties of department under this article. Duties of county departments under this article. Assistance is neither assignable nor subject to legal process or bankruptcy law; payment of assistance check after death of recipie…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-4 Residence sold by government action
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Receipt of compensation not to affect eligibility, §49-4-7. Federal aid. Department of human services. Power to receive and disburse federal funds, §49-2-5. Matching federal funds. Use of appropriations for, §49-2-11. Public purpose. Federal welfare funds declared to be for, §49-…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-5 Eligibility, §49-4-16
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Disregarding reserves, income and resources, §49-4-6. Residence in state as affecting, §49-4-4. Residence sold by government action. Receipt of compensation not to affect eligibility, §49-4-7. Fraud in obtaining, §49-4-15. Funding of costs, §49-4-17. General provisions, §§49-4-1 …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-50 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Aid to the Blind Act.” History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 568, § 23; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 6(a)(5)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, in…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-51 Definitions; when person considered blind
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(a) As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) “Assistance” means money payments to or hospital care in behalf of needy blind individuals but shall not include any such payments to or care in behalf of …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-52 Eligibility for assistance under this article
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(a) Assistance shall be granted under this article to any blind person who: (1) Does not have sufficient income or other resources to provide a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health, except that, after March 1, 1961, in making such determination, the first $85.…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-53 Duties of department under this article
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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration of assistance under this article by the county departments; (2) Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article; (3) Establish the procedure to be followed i…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-54 Duties of county departments under this article
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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Human Services pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the Department of Human Services at such times and in such manner and for…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-55 Examination of applicant by ophthalmologist or optometrist
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No application for assistance under this article shall be approved until the applicant has been examined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist designated or approved by the department to make such examinations. The examining ophthalmologist or optometrist shall certify the findings…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-56 Reexamination of recipient’s eyesight; furnishing information
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A recipient shall submit to a reexamination as to his eyesight when 82 49-4-59 required to do so by the county department or the Department of Human Services. He shall also furnish any information required by the county department or the Department of Human Services. History. Ga.…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-57 Providing supplementary treatment services
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Supplementary services may be provided by a county department to any applicant or recipient who is in need of treatment either to prevent blindness or to restore his eyesight, whether or not he is blind as defined in subsection (b) of Code Section 49-4-51, if he is otherwise quali…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-58 Assignments
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Aid to the blind. Assistance not assignable, §49-4-58. Attachment. Aid to the blind. Exemption, §49-4-58. Bankruptcy. Aid to the blind. Assistance not subject to bankruptcy law, §49-4-58. Death. Aid to the blind. Payment of assistance after death of recipient, §49-4-58. Recovery …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-6 Reserves, income, and resources to be disregarded
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(a) In determining eligibility for and the amount and kind of public assistance to be provided, the board shall prescribe by regulations reasonable emergency reserves and the income and resources which may be exempt and disregarded. With respect to any category of assistance, the…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-60 Repealing acts
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Claims to assistance subject to, §49-4-61. BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS —Cont’d Aid to the blind —Cont’d Residents. Eligibility for assistance, §49-4-52. Payment of assistance after recipient moves to another county, §49-4-60. Supplementary treatment services, §49-4-57. Ti…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-61 Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals
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All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any wa…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-8 Application for public assistance
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Applications for public assistance shall be submitted to and accepted by the county department of the county of the applicant’s residence from or on behalf of any person who believes himself eligible for public assistance. Such applications shall be made in the manner and form pr…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-80 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Applicant” means a person who has applied for assistance under this article. (2) “Assistance” means money payments to, or hospital care in behalf of, needy individuals who are totally and permanently disabled but does not include any indivi…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-81 Eligibility for assistance under this article
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(a) Assistance is to be granted under this article to any person who: (1) Is not less than 18 nor more than 65 years of age; 85 49-4-81 (2) Is totally and permanently disabled as that term is defined in Code Section 49-4-80; (3) Does not have sufficient income or other resources t…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-82 Duties of department under this article
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The department shall: (1) Supervise the administration by the county departments of assistance to the needy totally and permanently disabled under this article; (2) Make such rules and regulations and take such action as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out this article…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-83 Duties of county departments under this article
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The county departments shall: (1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the board pursuant to this article; (2) Report to the department at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-84 Attachment
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Aid to the disabled. Exemption, §49-4-84. Bankruptcy. Aid to the disabled. Assistance not subject to bankruptcy law, §49-4-84. DISABLED PERSONS —Cont’d Blind and visually impaired persons. Aid to the blind, §§49-4-50 to 49-4-61. Vending facilities on state property, §§49-9-40 to …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-85 Repealing acts
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Claims to assistance subject to, §49-4-86. Residents.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-86 Claims to assistance subject to amendments or repeals
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All assistance granted under this article shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to any amending or repealing Act that may hereafter be passed; and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any wa…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4-9 Investigation and record concerning applicant
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Whenever a county department shall receive an application for public assistance, the county department shall promptly make an investigation and record of the circumstances of the applicant in order to ascertain the facts supporting the application and to obtain such other informa…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Board of Juvenile Justice. (2) “Child in need of services” means any child so adjudged under Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 15. (3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of juvenile justice. (4) “Delinquent child” means a…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-10 Escape from juvenile detention facility; petition; commitment
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Whenever any child shall escape from any juvenile detention facility, the department shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, he or she shall be committed for an additional 12 200 49-4A-11 months in a juvenile detention facility under the jurisd…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-11 GRATUITIES
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Community affairs. Department of community affairs. Contracts with public and private entities or individuals, §50-8-9. HEADQUARTERS. Georgia aviation hall of fame, §50-12-73. GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE, §§50-3-30 to 50-3-32. GREEN BUILDINGS. Public construction contracts, green bui…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-12 Special school district
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(a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall be a special school district which shall be given the same funding consideration for federal funds that school districts within this state are given. (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the schools …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-15 Guard lines
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Guard lines shall be established by the commissioner or his or her designated representative in charge at the various juvenile detention centers and youth development centers in the same manner that land 204 49-4A-16 lines are established, except that, at each corner of the lines…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-16 Establishment, §49-4A-15
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Interstate compact for juveniles. Duties of governor, §49-4B-3. Provisions of compact, §49-4B-2. Short title, §49-4B-1. Mental health. Delinquent children committed to department found to be mentally ill or developmentally disabled. Return to original court for appropriate dispos…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-17 Day-care centers
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Employees’ records checks. Unauthorized use of criminal history record information, §49-5-70. Juvenile justice. Aiding or encouraging child to escape, §49-4A-11. Commerce with detainee, unlawful trafficking in, §49-4A-17. Guard lines. Crossing with prohibited items, §49-4A-16. Hi…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-18 Prohibited possession of certain goods by youth; penalty
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term: 206 49-4A-18 (1) “Director” means the commissioner or any director of a juvenile detention center or his or her designee, or any other person who is responsible for the overall management and operation of a center. (2) “Juvenile detenti…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-4 Purpose of chapter
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It is the purpose of this chapter to establish the department as the agency to administer, supervise, and manage juvenile detention facilities. History. Code 1981, § 49-4A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 7; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-4/HB 242. Edit…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-5 Employees’ retirement system
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Department employees. Membership of certain employees, §49-5-6. Escape from youth detention centers. Aiding, harboring or encouraging escapees or hindering their apprehension, §49-5-21. Federal aid. Powers of board to avoid loss of federal funds, §49-5-7. Georgia mentoring progra…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-6 Rules and regulations
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(a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the government, operation, administration, and maintenance of juvenile detention facilities and may also adopt such other rules and regulations for the government and operation of the department as the board may deem necessary c…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-7 Powers and duties of department
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(a) The department shall be authorized to: (1) Accept for detention in a juvenile detention facility any child who is committed to the department under Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15; (2) Provide probation and other court services for children pursuant to a request from a co…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-8 Commitment of delinquent children; procedures
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(a) When the court does not release a delinquent child unconditionally or place him or her on probation or in a suitable public or private institution or agency, the court may commit such child to the department as provided in Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15; provided, howeve…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-9 Telecommunications devices
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Juvenile justice. Possession of prohibited items by juvenile detainee, §49-4A-18. POSTPARTUM CARE. Medicaid coverage for lactation and postpartum care, §49-4-159. POULTRY. Poultry capital of the world. State designated as, §50-3-71. POULTRY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. Designation of st…
O.C.G.A. § 49-4B-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Compact for Juveniles.” History. Code 1981, § 49-4B-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 763, § 2-1/HB 898. 49-4B-2. Compact.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4B-2 Compact
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The Governor of this state is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of Georgia with any of the United States legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE. The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize …
O.C.G.A. § 49-4B-3 Short title
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Compact. Role of Governor in imple- mentation of compact; promulgation of rules and regulations by board.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-1 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Children and Youth Act.” History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 81, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 49/HB 79.
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-110 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Conviction” means a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty. (2) “Crime” means a violation of Code Section 16-5-23 when the victim is a minor; a violation of Code Section 16-5-24 when the victim is a minor; a violation of Code Secti…
O.C.G.A. § 49-5-113 Immunity from liability; disciplinary action
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(a) Other than for a knowing and malicious release of false information, neither GCIC, any law enforcement agency, nor the employees of any such entities shall be responsible for the accuracy of information nor have any liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, o…