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O.C.G.A. § 19-10A-2

Definitions

Known as the Safe Place for Newborns Act

The act spans §§ 19–19 (8 sections).

Code 1981, § 19-10A-2, enacted by Ga

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Fire station” means a facility of any fire department which is authorized to exercise the general and emergency powers enumerated in Code Sections 25-3-1 and 25-3-2.

(2) “Medical facility” means any licensed general or specialized hospital, institutional infirmary, health center operated by a county board of health, or facility where human births occur on a regular and ongoing basis which is classified by the Department of Community Health as a birthing center, but shall not mean physicians’ or dentists’ private offices.

(3) “Police station” means a facility of any sheriffs office, municipal police department, or county police department.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.