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title: O.C.G.A. § 37-4-40. Filing petition with court for according of program of services to developmentally disabled person; order for examination of person by comprehensive evaluation team; report by team; petition hearing; procedure upon finding that department services are necessary.
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date: 2025
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heading_path: MENTAL HEALTH / HABILITATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GENERALLY / PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING SERVICES FROM THE DEPARTMENT / COURT ORDERED SERVICES
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# O.C.G.A. § 37-4-40. Filing petition with court for according of program of services to developmentally disabled person; order for examination of person by comprehensive evaluation team; report by team; petition hearing; procedure upon finding that department services are necessary.

No text is printed for this repealed section.

## History

Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 337, § 4/HB 324, effective July 1, 2011.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 377, § 4; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 41; Code 1933, § 35-304; Code 1933, §§ 88-2506, 88-2507, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Code 1933, § 88-2504, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 734, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 37; Ga. L. 1985, p. 926, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2531, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, §§ 3-5, 3-14/HB 228.