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Title 49. SOCIAL SERVICES · Chapter 5. PROGRAMS AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH · Article 7. REGISTRATION OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH

49-5-163. Display of registration; inspection of facilities; investigation.

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

  1. (a)

    A registered organization shall prominently display its registration at some location near the entrance of the premises of such organization that is open to view by the public.#

  2. (b)

    The department shall be given the right to periodically inspect the facilities of registered organizations. The department shall have right of entrance, privilege of inspection, and right of access to all children under the care and control of the organization.#

  3. (c)

    If any flagrant abuses, derelictions, or deficiencies are made known to the department or its duly authorized agents during their inspection of any organization or if, at any time, such are reported to the department, the department shall immediately investigate such matters and take such action as conditions may require.#

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

Code 1981, § 49-5-163, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 470, § 4/SB 94.

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

Text read from t49-t50-ch1-12-(v38)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V38, 2023 edition, page 351; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 b1a50b0e3917.