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title: O.C.G.A. § 39-4A-2. “Deprived” defined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 39-4A-2. “Deprived” defined.

As used in Article III of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children contained in Code Section 39-4A-7, the term “deprived” means, with reference to this state, the same as the term “dependent child” as defined in Code Section 15-11-2.

## History

Code 1981, § 39-4A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 206, § 1/SB 483.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.