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title: O.C.G.A. § 19-13-23. Confidentiality of location of family violence shelter; exceptions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 19-13-23. Confidentiality of location of family violence shelter; exceptions.

(a) Any person who knowingly publishes, disseminates, or otherwise discloses the location of a family violence shelter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) This Code section shall not apply to:

(1) Confidential communications between a client and his or her attorney; or

(2) Instances when such publication, dissemination, or disclosure is authorized by the director of the shelter.

## History

Code 1981, § 19-13-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1543, § 2.

## Law Reviews

For article commenting on the 1997 enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 151 (1997).