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title: O.C.G.A. § 37-11-14. Immunity for law enforcement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 37-11-14. Immunity for law enforcement.

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.

## History

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