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title: O.C.G.A. § 39-2-16. Prohibition on corporal punishment of minors; actions for damages.
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date: 2025
status: repealed
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# O.C.G.A. § 39-2-16. Prohibition on corporal punishment of minors; actions for damages.

No text is printed for this repealed section.

## History

Repealed by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1629, § 3, effective July 1, 1988.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was based on Orig. Code 1863, § 1848; Code 1868, § 1876; Code 1873, § 1886; Code 1882, § 1886; Civil Code 1895, § 2620; Civil Code 1910, § 3142; Code 1933, § 54-206.