Confidentiality of location of family violence shelter; exceptions
Known as the Georgia’s Family Violence Intervention Program Certification Act
The act spans §§ 19-13-1 to 19-13-6 (31 sections).
enactment of this Code section, see 14 Ga
(a) Any person who knowingly publishes, disseminates, or otherwise
discloses the location of a family violence shelter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) This Code section shall not apply to:
(1) Confidential communications between a client and his or her attorney; or
(2) Instances when such publication, dissemination, or disclosure is authorized by the director of the shelter.
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.