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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 30. HANDICAPPED PERSONS · Chapter 5. PROTECTION OF DISABLED ADULTS AND ELDER PERSONS

30-5-8. Criminal offenses and penalties.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)
    1. (1)

      It shall be unlawful for any person or official required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 30-5-4 to report a case of disabled adult or elder person abuse to fail knowingly and willfully to make such report.#

    2. (2)

      Any person violating the provisions of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

  2. (b)

    Any violation of this Code section shall constitute a separate offense.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 30-5-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 785, § 3; Ga. L. 1997, p. 700, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 562, § 8; Ga. L. 2001, p. 484, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 298, § 1A; Ga. L. 2007, p. 219, § 2/HB 233; Ga. L. 2009, p. 725, § 2/HB 457; Ga. L. 2010, p. 878, § 30/HB 1387; Ga. L. 2012, p. 351, § 1/HB 1110; Ga. L. 2013, p. 524, § 1-9/HB 78.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 1999, p. 562, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Crimes Against Elderly Act of 1999’.’’

Cross references

Adult Day Center for Aging Adults Licensure Act, § 49-6-80 et seq.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, page 826; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.