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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-1. Short title.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-1. Short title.

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.