Georgia § 49-5-71 - Immunity from liability for centers, state agencies, and employees.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 49-5-71 — Immunity from liability for centers, state agencies, and employees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-5-71. Immunity from liability for centers, state agencies, and employees.
Neither GCIC, the department, any law enforcement agency, nor the employees of any such entities shall be responsible for the accuracy of information nor have any liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with any dissemination of information or determination based thereon pursuant to this article. A center or a child-placing agency, its director, and its employees shall have no liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, or any other claim based upon good faith action thereby pursuant to the requirements of this article. (Code 1981, § 49-5-72 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1397, § 1; Code 1981, § 49-5-71 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 757, § 3.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, a comma was inserted following "director" in subsection (b). Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1985, p. 963, § 1, redesignated former Code Section 49-5-71 as Code Section 49-5-70 and former Code Section 49-5-72 as this Code section.
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Section 49-5-71 ("Immunity from liability for centers, state agencies, and employees.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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