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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-46. Immunity from liability of department, agency, or child advocacy center.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-46. Immunity from liability of department, agency, or child advocacy center.

The department, an agency, a child advocacy center, and employees thereof providing access to or disclosure of records or information as authorized by Code Section 49-5-41 shall have no civil liability or criminal responsibility therefor.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1778, § 4; Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 4/HB 725.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 1/HB 725, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Child Abuse Records Protection Act.’”