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.
(Code 1981, §49-5-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1778, § 4; Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 4/HB 725.)
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "The department or any agency and employees of either providing access to or disclosure of records or information as authorized by Code Section 49-5-41 shall have no civil or criminal liability therefor."
Editor's notes.- Ga. L. 2016, p. 160, § 1/HB 725, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Child Abuse Records Protection Act.'"
ARTICLE 3 EMPLOYEES' RECORDS CHECKS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES
Administrative Rules and Regulations.
- Schedule of fees for fingerprint records check, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Resources, Administration, Chapter 290-1-5.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Governmental liability for negligence in licensing, regulating, or supervising private day-care home in which child is injured, 68 A.L.R.4th 266.