Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid, hereinafter referred to as venereal diseases, are declared to be contagious, infectious, communicable,
and dangerous to the public health.
O.C.G.A. § 31-17-1
Enumeration of diseases deemed dangerous to public health
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case R.W. v. T.F. (1995)
Most recently applied in Rw v. Tf (March 1995)
— Ga
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.