When any employee of the Department of Human Services, Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, a law enforcement agency, or a court has reason to believe that he or she in the course of official duties is speaking to an adult who is or has been a victim of a violation of Code Section 16-6-1, relating to rape, or Code Section 16-6-2, relating to aggravated sodomy, such employee shall offer or provide such adult a written statement of information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy. Such written statement shall, at a minimum, include the information set out in Code Section 17-18-2 and may include additional information regarding resources available to victims of sexual assault. Information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy may be provided in any language.
(Code 1981, §17-18-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1115, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-15/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 5-3/HB 214.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, the assignment of this new Code section was changed from Code Section 17-17-1 to Code Section 17-18-1.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1996, "17-18-2" was substituted for "17-17-2" in the next-to-last sentence.
Law reviews.- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).