Georgia § 37-3-7 - Abandoning or leaving patients on grounds of psychiatric hospital.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 37-3-7 — Abandoning or leaving patients on grounds of psychiatric hospital., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-3-7. Abandoning or leaving patients on grounds of psychiatric hospital.
Any person who abandons or leaves any patient on the grounds of any state owned or state operated psychiatric hospital without the permission of the regional state hospital administrator of the hospital commits the offense of criminal trespass. (Ga. L. 1918, p. 274, § 1; Code 1933, § 35-9901; Code 1933, § 88-2715, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1324, § 1-18.) Cross references. - Penalty for criminal trespass, § 16-7-21 .
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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