37-11-14. Immunity for law enforcement.

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

A law enforcement officer who uses a declarant’s valid psychiatric advance directive and acts in good faith reliance on the instructions contained in such directive shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for any harm to such declarant that results from a good faith effort to follow such directive’s instructions.

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Code 1981, § 37-11-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 611, § 1-1/HB 752.

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Text read from t37-t39-(v28)-pdf.pdf, Volume V28, 2021 edition, 2025 supplement, page 128; merge action: added; file SHA-256 6e7899178423.