It is the express purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to prevent injuries to and deaths of newborn children that are caused by a mother who abandons the newborn.
(Code 1981, §19-10A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1137, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 522, § 1/HB 391.)
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2017, p. 522, § 1/HB 391, effective July 1, 2017, reenacted this Code section without change.