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title: O.C.G.A. § 39-4-2. ‘‘Appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ defined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 39-4-2. ‘‘Appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ defined.

As used in paragraph (a) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term ‘‘appropriate authority in the receiving state’’ means, with reference to this state, the Department of Human Services.

## History

Ga. L. 1977, p. 578, § 4; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.