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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-3. Purpose.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-3. Purpose.

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. 522, § 1/HB 391.