Georgia § 49-5-45 - Penalty for allowing unauthorized access to juvenile drug use records.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-5-45 — Penalty for allowing unauthorized access to juvenile drug use records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-45. Penalty for allowing unauthorized access to juvenile drug use records.
Any person who authorizes or permits any person or agency not authorized by the juvenile court pursuant to Code Section 49-5-41.1 to have access to such records concerning reports of child controlled substance or marijuana abuse declared confidential by Code Section 49-5-40 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Code 1981, § 49-5-45 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1000, § 4.)
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