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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-5-211. Consent of end user required for release of telephone records; law enforcement exception.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-5-211. Consent of end user required for release of telephone records; law enforcement exception.

No telecommunications company may release the telephone records of any end user with a Georgia billing address without the express consent of the end user except with proper law enforcement or court order documentation, as otherwise allowed by law, or by an interconnection agreement that has been approved by the commission.

## History

Code 1981, § 46-5-211, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 562, § 5/SB 455; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 46(70)(Q)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “commission” for “Public Service Commission”.