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title: O.C.G.A. § 42-6-6. Applicability of article to mentally ill persons.
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# O.C.G.A. § 42-6-6. Applicability of article to mentally ill persons.

This article shall not apply to any person who has been adjudged to be mentally ill.

## History

Ga. L. 1968, p. 1110, § 1.

## Cross References

Examination, treatment, hospitalization of mentally ill persons generally, § 37-3-1 et seq.