Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 5. ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF PROPERTY · Article 4. GIFTS GENERALLY · Part 1. Inter Vivos Gifts

44-5-89. Donation of blood by persons over 17 years of age.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Any person who is a resident of this state and who is 17 years of age or over may donate his blood to any person, firm, association, organization, public or private agency, or corporation without the consent of his parent or parents or guardian. Any person who is not a resident of this state and who is 17 years of age or over may donate his blood to any person, firm, association, organization, public or private agency, or corporation in this state without the consent of his parent or parents or guardian when the laws of the state wherein such person resides permit the donation of blood at such age.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1970, p. 150, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1071, § 1.

Cross references

Consent to surgical or medical treatment generally, Ch. 9, T. 31. Labeling of blood withdrawn from person for transfusion purposes or for purposes of industrial use, Ch. 24, T. 31.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t44-ch1-7-(v31)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V31, 2010 edition, page 476; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 490191d3dc54.