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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1 - GRANTING OF RELIEF BY SUPERIOR COURTS (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-6) › Section 19-13-6 - Penalties

A violation of an order issued pursuant to this article may be punished by an action for contempt or criminally punished as provided in Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 298, § 3, eff. 7/1/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-10 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Commission" means the State Commission on Family Violence.
(2)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of community supervision.
(3)
"Department" means the Department of Community Supervision.
(4)
"Family or household members" means past or present spouses, persons who are parents of the same child, or other persons living or formerly living in the same household.
(5)
"Family violence" means the commission of the offenses of battery, simple battery, simple assault, assault, stalking, criminal damage to property, or criminal trespass between family or household members.
(6)
"Family violence intervention program" or "program" means any program that is certified by the Department of Community Supervision pursuant to Code Section
19-13-14
and designed to rehabilitate family violence offenders. Such term shall include, but shall not be limited to, batterer intervention programs, anger management programs, anger counseling, family problem resolution, and violence therapy.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-46, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-11 - Fee for certification application; valid period of certification

In carrying out the purpose of this article, the department shall charge a fee for the consideration of applications for certification of family violence intervention programs and instructors. The amount of this fee shall be established by the commission and shall, as best as the commission shall determine, approximate the expense incurred by the department in consideration of an application. These certifications shall be valid for a period of two years unless suspended or revoked prior to the expiration of that time period.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-13 - Administration and supervision of certification

(a)
A program certified pursuant to this article shall be administered by the department. The department is authorized to promulgate, adopt, and enforce rules and regulations necessary to carry out this article, including, but not limited to, prescribing the form of applications, visiting program facilities, and investigating complaints.
(b)
The department shall be responsible for the approval and certification of programs and staff. This responsibility includes the training for and monitoring of all programs under this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-14 - Standards and requirements for course content; course operators; certification of programs; maintenance of list of certified programs

(a)
The commission and the department shall establish standards and requirements concerning the content of courses, including, but not limited to, duration of courses, qualifications of instructors, program and certification fees, attendance requirements, and examinations. In order to be certified, a program shall meet the standards established by the commission and the department.
(b)
Programs may be operated by any individual, partnership, corporation, association, civic group, club, county, municipality, board of education, school, or college or any public, private, or governmental entity.
(c)
No official or employee, or his or her spouse, of the department or the State Board of Pardons or Paroles shall own, operate, instruct at, or be employed by a program except as provided by Code Section
19-13-15
.
(d)
The department is responsible for establishing requirements for the certification of programs. An applicant must meet the certification requirements promulgated by the department through standards established by the commission and the department. No program shall be approved unless the owner of the program agrees in writing to submit reports as required in the rules and regulations of the department and to allow the examination and audit of the books, records, and financial statements of the program or its authorized agent. No program will be certified unless the owner of the program agrees in writing to pay to the state, for the costs of administration, a fee as established by the commission, provided that nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to allow the department to retain any funds required by the Constitution of this state to be paid into the state treasury; and provided, further, that the department shall comply with all provisions of Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the "Budget Act," except Code Section
45-12-92
, prior to expending any such miscellaneous funds. All programs operated by the department and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall be exempt from fee provisions relating to obtaining certification.
(e)
The department has the authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate under this article or to impose sanctions upon and discipline a program which is not complying with the rules and regulations set forth by the department. The department shall establish criteria to determine noncompliance with its rules and regulations, sanctions for noncompliance, and methods of appeal if certification is denied, suspended, or revoked.
(f)
The department shall maintain a list of programs certified pursuant to this article and make the list available to the public and all courts.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-15 - Cooperation with State Board of Pardons and Paroles

The department and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may operate family violence intervention programs which meet the requirements of the department. The courts and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may accept such programs in lieu of certified family violence intervention programs as defined in paragraph (6) of Code Section
19-13-10
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-16 - Mandatory participation; cost for participation

(a)
A court, in addition to imposing any penalty provided by law, when sentencing a defendant or revoking a defendant's probation for an offense involving family violence, or when imposing a protective order against family violence, shall order the defendant to participate in a family violence intervention program, whether a certified program pursuant to this article or a program operated pursuant to Code Section
19-13-15
, unless the court determines and states on the record why participation in such a program is not appropriate.
(b)
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles, for a violation of parole for an offense involving family violence, shall require the conditional releasee to participate in a family violence intervention program, whether a certified program pursuant to this article or a program operated pursuant to Code Section
19-13-15
, unless the State Board of Pardons and Paroles determines why participation in such a program is not appropriate.
(c)
Unless the defendant is indigent, the cost of the family violence intervention program as provided by this Code section shall be borne by the defendant. If the defendant is indigent, then the cost of the program shall be determined by a sliding scale based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 1A - FAMILY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (§§ 19-13-10 — 19-13-17) › Section 19-13-17 - Administrative fine

As an alternative to criminal or other civil enforcement, the commissioner or his or her designee, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, may issue an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation, whenever that commissioner or his or her designee, after a hearing, determines that any person, firm, or corporation has violated any provision of this article or any order, rule, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article. The hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures for contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person, firm, or corporation that has exhausted all administrative remedies available and that is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final order or action of the commissioner or his or her designee shall have the right of judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50. All fines collected or recovered by the commissioner under this Code section shall be remitted to the Office of the State Treasurer to the credit of the general fund of this state. The commissioner or his or her designee may file in the superior court (1) wherein the person under order resides; (2) if such person is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business; or (3) in the county wherein the violation occurred, a certified copy of a final order of the commissioner or his or her designee, whether unappealed from or affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance with the judgment and notify the parties. The judgment shall have the same effect and proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court. The penalty prescribed in this Code section shall be concurrent, alternative, and cumulative with any and all other civil, criminal, or alternative rights, remedies, forfeitures, or penalties provided, allowed, or available to the commissioner or his or her designee with respect to any violation of this article or any order, rule, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 2 - FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS (§§ 19-13-20 — 19-13-23) › Section 19-13-20 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Council" means the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
(2)
"Family or household members" means spouses, parents and children, or other persons related by consanguinity or affinity and occupying a common domicile.
(3)
"Family violence" means the occurrence of one of the following acts between family or household members who reside together:
(A)
Attempting to cause or causing bodily injury or serious bodily injury with or without a deadly weapon; or
(B)
By physical menace, placing another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
(4)
"Family violence program" means any program whose primary stated purpose is to provide services to victims of family violence. A family violence program may be but is not required to be associated with a family violence shelter.
(5)
"Family violence shelter" means a facility approved by the council for the purpose of receiving, on a temporary basis, persons who are subject to family violence. Family violence shelters are distinguished from shelters operated for detention or placement of children only, as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section
15-11-135
and subsection (a) of Code Section
15-11-504
.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 132,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 4-30, eff. 1/1/2014.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 2-2, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 2 - FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS (§§ 19-13-20 — 19-13-23) › Section 19-13-21 - Powers and duties of council

(a)
It shall be the duty of the council:
(1)
To establish minimum standards for an approved family violence shelter to enable such shelter to receive state funds;
(2)
To receive applications for the development and establishment of family violence shelters;
(3)
To approve or reject each application within 60 days of receipt of the application;
(4)
To distribute funds to an approved shelter as funds become available;
(5)
To fund other family violence programs as funds become available, provided that such programs meet standards established by the council; and
(6)
To evaluate annually each family violence shelter for compliance with the minimum standards.
(b)
Without using designated shelter funds, the council may:
(1)
Formulate and conduct a research and evaluation program on family violence and cooperate with and assist and participate in programs of other properly qualified agencies, including any agency of the federal government, schools of medicine, hospitals, and clinics, in planning and conducting research on the prevention of family violence and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons engaged in or subject to family violence;
(2)
Serve as a clearing-house for information relating to family violence;
(3)
Carry on educational programs on family violence for the benefit of the general public, persons engaged in or subject to family violence, professional persons, or others who care for or may be engaged in the care and treatment of persons engaged in or subject to family violence; and
(4)
Enlist the assistance of public and voluntary health, education, welfare, and rehabilitation agencies in a concerted effort to prevent family violence and to treat persons engaged in or subject to family violence.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 132,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 2 - FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS (§§ 19-13-20 — 19-13-23) › Section 19-13-22 - Eligibility for licensing and funding; application; receiving and referral functions; shelters and programs; admission procedures; board of shelter

(a)
In order to be approved and funded under this article, each shelter shall:
(1)
Provide a facility which will serve as a shelter to receive or house persons who are family violence victims;
(2)
Receive the periodic written endorsement of local law enforcement agencies;
(3)
Receive a minimum of 25 percent of its funding from other sources. Contributions in kind, whether materials, commodities, transportation, office space, other types of facilities, or personal services, may be evaluated and counted as part of the required local funding; and
(4)
Meet the minimum standards of the council for approving family violence shelters; provided, however, that facilities not receiving state funds shall not be required to be approved.
(b)
The council shall provide procedures whereby local organizations may apply for approval and funding. Any local agency or organization may apply to participate.
(c)
Each approved family violence shelter shall be designated to serve as a temporary receiving facility for the admission of persons subject to family violence. Each shelter shall refer such persons and their spouses to any public or private facility, service, or program providing treatment or rehabilitation services, including, but not limited to, the prevention of such violence and the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons engaged in or subject to family violence.
(d)
Family violence shelters and family violence programs may be established throughout the state as private, local, state, or federal funds are available. Any county or municipality in this state is authorized to make grants of county or municipal funds, respectively, to any family violence center approved as such in accordance with the minimum standards of the council.
(e)
The family violence shelters shall establish procedures pursuant to which persons subject to family violence may seek admission to these shelters on a voluntary basis.
(f)
Each family violence shelter shall have a board composed of at least three citizens, one of whom shall be a member of a local, municipal, or county law enforcement agency.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 132,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 2 - FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS (§§ 19-13-20 — 19-13-23) › Section 19-13-23 - Confidentiality of location of family violence shelter; exceptions

(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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-30 — 19-13-35) › Section 19-13-30 - State Commission on Family Violence

(a)
The General Assembly finds and declares that violence in Georgia homes among family members accounts for many serious injuries, deaths, and extensive physical and emotional damage to children and adults. Family violence knows no economic or social barriers. The costs of family violence include misery and trauma for individuals and families and increased government spending for police services, criminal prosecutions, incarcerations, court personnel, foster care, public assistance, and juvenile corrections.
(b)
The General Assembly has enacted comprehensive legislation addressing family violence, including provision for the issuance of temporary protective orders to protect individuals from violence. It has become evident that enforcement of these laws is inconsistent and an effective response to family violence will require a comprehensive community effort as well as coordination among the courts, prosecutors, law enforcement agencies, the correctional system, and public assistance and other service providers. The creation of a state commission and local task forces to combat family violence was highly recommended by the Georgia Commission on Gender Bias in the Judicial System.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-30 — 19-13-35) › Section 19-13-31 - Commission created; comprehensive state plan for ending family violence; establishment of community task forces

There is created a State Commission on Family Violence which shall be responsible for developing a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence. This plan shall include the initiation, coordination, and oversight of the implementation of family violence laws and the establishment in each judicial circuit of a Community Task Force on Family Violence. These task forces shall be supported by and work in collaboration with the state commission. The commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only, as set out in Code Section
50-4-3
, to the Department of Community Supervision.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-47, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-30 — 19-13-35) › Section 19-13-33 - Meetings; quorum; reimbursement for expenses

(a)
The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once every calendar quarter. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the members of the commission. The commission shall meet at such times and at such designated places in the state as it may determine.
(b)
A quorum for transacting business shall be determined by the members of the commission.
(c)
The members of the commission may be reimbursed for expenses incurred while conducting the business of the commission from public or private grants, devises, or bequests received by the commission.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-30 — 19-13-35) › Section 19-13-34 - Powers and duties of commission

(a)
The commission shall have the following duties:
(1)
To study and evaluate the needs, priorities, programs, policies, and accessibility of services relating to family violence throughout this state;
(2)
To evaluate and monitor the adequacy and effectiveness of existing family violence laws, including the response of the present civil and criminal legal systems;
(3)
To initiate and coordinate the development of family violence legislation, as necessary;
(4)
To monitor the implementation and enforcement of laws, regulations, and protocols concerning family violence;
(5)
To make recommendations for education and training to ensure that all citizens and service providers, including but not limited to members of the judiciary, law enforcement personnel, and prosecuting attorneys, are aware of needs relating to family violence and of services available;
(6)
To develop models for community task forces on family violence;
(7)
To provide training and continuing education on the dynamics of family violence to members of the commission where appropriate and necessary;
(8)
To report annually to the General Assembly during its existence; and
(9)
To develop standards to be utilized by the Department of Community Supervision in the certification and regulation of family violence intervention programs.
(b)
The commission shall have the following powers:
(1)
To write and disseminate reports and recommendations concerning family violence to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the community;
(2)
To accept public or private grants, devises, and bequests;
(3)
To enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties; and
(4)
To hold meetings and public hearings and to conduct studies, collect data, or take any other action the commission deems necessary to fulfill its responsibilities.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-49, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 3 - STATE COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-30 — 19-13-35) › Section 19-13-35 - [Repealed] Termination provisions

Repealed by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 1-18, eff. 7/1/2009.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 527, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-50 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Protective Order Registry Act."
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
See 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 2.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-51 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Court" means judges in the classes of courts identified in Title 15 and any other person while acting as such a judge pursuant to designation as otherwise authorized by law.
(2)
"Foreign court" means a court of competent jurisdiction in any state other than this state or any territory or tribal jurisdiction in the United States.
(3)
"Foreign protective order" means any temporary order of protection, order of protection, restraining order, injunction, pretrial release order, or sentencing order that prohibits contact, acts of family violence, or stalking issued by a foreign court.
(4)
"Law enforcement officer" means any agent or officer of this state, or a political subdivision or municipality thereof, who, as a full-time or part-time employee, is vested either expressly by law or by virtue of public employment or service with authority to enforce the criminal or traffic laws and whose duties include the preservation of public order, the protection of life and property, or the prevention, detection, or investigation of crime. Such term also includes the following: state or local officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, dispatcher, 9-1-1 operator, police officer, prosecuting attorney, member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, a hearing officer of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a community supervision officer of the Department of Community Supervision.
(5)
"Modification" means any amendment, dismissal, or continuance.
(6)
"Prosecuting attorney" means each attorney elected to represent a judicial circuit in this state and any assistant or deputy district attorney, or solicitor, in each judicial circuit in this state.
(7)
"Protective order" means:
(A)
An ex parte, temporary, six-month, permanent, restraining, pretrial release, or sentencing order issued by a judge in this state that prohibits contact or that is pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 or this chapter; and
(B)
A foreign protective order.
(8)
"Registry" means the Georgia Protective Order Registry.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 73,§ 5-50, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2005 Ga. Laws 134,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2005.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-52 - Purpose of registry; maintenance; access to information; linking to National Crime Information Center Network

(a)
The Georgia Protective Order Registry shall be created to serve as a state-wide, centralized data base for the collection of protective orders. The registry is intended to enhance victim safety by providing law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and the courts access to protective orders issued by the courts of this state and foreign courts 24 hours of the day and seven days of the week. Access to the registry is intended to aid law enforcement officers, prosecuting attorneys, and the courts in the enforcement of protective orders and the protection to victims.
(b)
The registry shall be maintained by the Georgia Crime Information Center. The Georgia Commission on Family Violence may consult with the Georgia Crime Information Center regarding the effectiveness of the registry in enhancing the safety of victims.
(c)
The registry shall include a complete and systematic record and index of all protective orders and modifications thereof. Law enforcement officers and the courts shall have access to the registry.
(d)
The registry shall be linked to the National Crime Information Center Network, and protective orders or modifications thereof entered in the registry shall be immediately transmitted to such network.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 63, § 1, eff. 5/29/2003.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-53 - Standardized forms; timing of transmission of information and data entry; sheriff's responsibility

(a)
The courts of this state shall use a standardized form or forms for the issuance of any protective order. The form or forms shall be promulgated by the Uniform Superior Court Rules. The standardized form or forms for protective orders shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Code, shall be subject to the approval of the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority as to form and format, and shall contain, at a minimum, all information required for entry of protective orders into the registry and the National Crime Information Center Protection Order File. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall distribute the forms. A court may modify the standardized form to comply with the court's application of the law and facts to an individual case. The form or forms shall contain, at a minimum, all information that is required for entry of protective orders into the registry and the National Crime Information Center Protection Order file.
(b)
The clerk of the issuing court shall electronically transmit a copy of the protective order or modification thereof to the registry as expeditiously as possible but no later than by the end of the next business day after the order is filed with the clerk of court. In the event of electronic failure, the clerk of court shall immediately notify the Georgia Crime Information Center which shall authorize an alternative method of transmitting the protective order or modification thereof to the registry.
(c)
The Georgia Crime Information Center shall ensure that any protective order or modification thereof is entered in the registry within 24 hours of receipt of the protective order or modification thereof from the clerk of court. The inability to enter information for all data fields in the registry shall not delay the entry of available information.
(d)
The sheriff's department shall be responsible for the validation of all National Crime Information Center protective order entries made on its behalf by the superior court clerk's office in accordance with the validation steps established by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center. All registry entries shall be validated in accordance with the file retention schedule established by the National Crime Information Center. The sheriff shall respond to and confirm "HIT" confirmation requests based upon the records maintained in the sheriff's office.
(e)
The entry of a protective order in the registry shall not be a prerequisite for enforcement of a protective order.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 564, § 19, eff. 5/13/2004.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 63, § 2, eff. 5/29/2003.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-54 - Foreign protective orders

(a)
A petitioner who obtains a foreign protective order may file that order by filing a certified copy of the foreign protective order with any clerk of court of the superior court in this state.
(b)
Filing shall be without fee or cost.
(c)
The clerk of court shall provide the petitioner with a receipt bearing proof of submission of the foreign protective order for entry in the registry.
(d)
The clerk of court shall transmit to the registry a copy of the foreign protective order in the same manner as provided in Code Section
19-13-53
.
(e)
Foreign protective orders shall not be required to be contained on a standardized form or forms in order to be entered in the registry.
(f)
Filing and registry of the foreign protective order in the registry shall not be prerequisites for enforcement of the foreign protective order in this state.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-55 - Confidential nature of information in registry

Any individual, agency, or court which obtains information from the registry shall keep such information or parts thereof confidential, and shall not disseminate or disclose such information, or parts thereof, except as authorized in this article or otherwise by law. Violation of this Code section shall be a misdemeanor.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13 - FAMILY VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13-1 — 19-13-56) › Article 4 - PROTECTIVE ORDER REGISTRY ACT (§§ 19-13-50 — 19-13-56) › Section 19-13-56 - Liability of court or law enforcement personnel

(a)
The state and any local or state law enforcement officer, court official, or official of the registry shall be held harmless for any delay or failure to file a protective order or modification thereof, to transmit information contained in a protective order or modification thereof, or to enter such information in the registry.
(b)
The state and any local or state law enforcement officer, court official, or official of the registry shall be held harmless for acting in reliance upon information registered in the registry or information received for the purpose of entry in the registry.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 222,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by 2001 Ga. Laws 24, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13A - DATING VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13A-1 — 19-13A-6) › Section 19-13A-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Dating relationship" means a committed romantic relationship characterized by a level of intimacy that is not associated with mere friendship or between persons in an ordinary business, social, or educational context; provided, however, that such term shall not require sexual involvement.
(2)
"Dating violence" means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between persons through whom a current pregnancy has developed or who are currently, or within the last 12 months were, in a dating relationship:
(A)
Any felony; or
(B)
Commission of the offenses of simple battery, battery, simple assault, or stalking.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 784,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13A - DATING VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13A-1 — 19-13A-6) › Section 19-13A-2 - Jurisdiction

(a)
Except for proceedings involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court of the county where the respondent resides shall have jurisdiction over all proceedings under this chapter.
(b)
For proceedings under this chapter involving a nonresident respondent, the superior court where the petitioner resides or the superior court where an act or injury involving dating violence allegedly occurred shall have jurisdiction, where the act or injury involving dating violence meets the elements for personal jurisdiction provided for under paragraph (2) or (3) of Code Section
9-10-91
.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13A - DATING VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13A-1 — 19-13A-6) › Section 19-13A-3 - Temporary relief to protect from dating violence; hearing and evidentiary standard; non-attorney assistance; delays

(a)
Upon the filing of a verified petition in which the petitioner alleges with specific facts that probable cause exists to establish that dating violence has occurred in the past and may occur in the future, the court may order such temporary relief ex parte as it deems necessary to protect the petitioner from dating violence. If the court issues an ex parte order, a copy of the order shall be immediately furnished to the petitioner and such order shall remain in effect until the court issues an order dismissing such order or a hearing as set forth in subsection (b) of this Code section occurs, whichever occurs first.
(b)
Within ten days of the filing of the petition under this chapter or as soon as practical thereafter, but not later than 30 days after the filing of the petition, a hearing shall be held at which the petitioner must prove the allegations of the petition by a preponderance of the evidence as in other civil cases. In the event a hearing cannot be scheduled within the county where the case is pending within the 30 day period, the same shall be scheduled and heard within any other county of that circuit. If a hearing is not held within 30 days of the filing of the petition, the petition shall stand dismissed unless the parties otherwise agree.
(c)
Social service agency staff members designated by the court may explain to all petitioners not represented by counsel the procedures for filling out and filing all forms and pleadings necessary for the presentation of their petition to the court. The clerk of the court may provide forms for petitions and pleadings to petitioners and to any other person designated by the superior court pursuant to this Code section as authorized to advise petitioners on filling out and filing such petitions and pleadings. The clerk shall not be required to provide assistance to persons in completing such forms or in presenting their case to the court. Any assistance provided pursuant to this Code section shall be performed without cost to the petitioners. The performance of such assistance shall not constitute the practice of law as defined in Code Section
15-19-51
.
(d)
If the court finds a party is avoiding service to delay a hearing, the court may delay dismissal of the petition for an additional 30 days.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13A - DATING VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13A-1 — 19-13A-6) › Section 19-13A-5 - Exclusivity of remedy

The remedies provided by this chapter are not exclusive but are additional to any other remedies provided by law.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 13A - DATING VIOLENCE (§§ 19-13A-1 — 19-13A-6) › Section 19-13A-6 - Penalty for violation of order

A violation of an order issued pursuant to this chapter may be punished by an action for contempt or criminally punished as provided in Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16.
Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 273,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 14 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-23) › Article 1 - GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-2) › Section 19-14-1 - Transfer of functions, duties, and personnel of State Children's Trust Fund Commission to Governor's Office for Children and Families

The functions and duties of the State Children's Trust Fund Commission are hereby transferred to the Governor's Office for Children and Families effective July 1, 2008. All action taken by the State Children's Trust Fund Commission prior to that date shall be considered valid, and the Governor's Office for Children and Families shall as of July 1, 2008, assume all ongoing and continuing obligations of the Children's Trust Fund Commission. All personnel, supplies, records, materials, furniture, furnishings, books, equipment, and services of the Children's Trust Fund Commission shall be transferred to the office on July 1, 2008.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 562,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2008.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 562,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 14 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-23) › Article 1 - GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-2) › Section 19-14-2 - through 19-14-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 5, effective July 1, 2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 14 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-23) › Article 2 - STATE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND (§§ 19-14-20 — 19-14-23) › Section 19-14-21 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ga. Laws 290,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 14 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-23) › Article 2 - STATE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND (§§ 19-14-20 — 19-14-23) › Section 19-14-22 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ga. Laws 290,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 621,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 14 - CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION (§§ 19-14-1 — 19-14-23) › Article 2 - STATE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND (§§ 19-14-20 — 19-14-23) › Section 19-14-23 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ga. Laws 290,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 562,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 15 - CHILD ABUSE (§§ 19-15-1 — 19-15-7) › Section 19-15-5 - Meetings and proceedings of committees or subcommittees and panels

(a)
A protocol committee or review committee in the exercise of its duties shall be closed to the public and shall not be subject to Chapter 14 of Title 50, relating to open meetings.
(b)
The panel shall be open to the public as long as information identifying a deceased or abused child, any family member of the child, or alleged or suspected perpetrator of abuse upon the child is not disclosed during such meetings or proceedings, but the panel is authorized to close such meeting to the public when such identifying information is required to be disclosed to members of the panel in order for the panel to carry out its duties.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 356, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 19 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS (§§ 19-1-1 — 19-15-7) › Chapter 15 - CHILD ABUSE (§§ 19-15-1 — 19-15-7) › Section 19-15-7 - Construction of chapter

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or require the inspection of any records or the release of any information if that inspection or release would result in the loss of any federal funds to the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-1 - Acceptance and adoption of annuity contracts of teachers hired from other Georgia school systems

The several county and independent school system boards of education and school superintendents are authorized and directed to accept and adopt previously obtained annuity contracts of school teachers hired from other Georgia school systems and to withhold salary deductions in accordance with such contracts, if such boards of education or school superintendents had notice or knowledge of the annuity contracts before hiring any of such teachers.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 20, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-2 - Power of the governing boards of public school systems to establish supplemental pension and retirement allowances

The governing boards of public school systems of this state are authorized to establish pension and retirement allowances out of local funds to supplement the allowances provided for teachers under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-3 - Eligibility of teachers receiving retirement benefits from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to be members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia

Teachers in the University System of Georgia who upon retirement receive retirement pay or allowances from or through the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall not be disqualified thereby from becoming members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia. As used in this Code section, "teacher" means the same as it is defined in Code Section
47-3-1
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-4 - Power of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to establish supplemental pension and retirement allowances

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is authorized to establish pension and retirement allowances to supplement the allowances provided for teachers under the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-5 - Liability of surrogate parents

Any individual appointed to act as a surrogate parent for a child pursuant to federal law (P.L. 94-142) and federal regulations (
34 C.F.R. 8300.514
), as such law and regulations existed on January 1, 1985, shall not be liable for any civil damages for any action or actions done while performing duty as a surrogate parent, except for acts or omissions to act constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-6 - Retired Teachers' Day

(a)
The Sunday commencing the third week of November of each year is designated as Retired Teachers' Day.
(b)
The Governor may issue annually a proclamation designating the Sunday commencing the third week of November of each year as Retired Teachers' Day and calling upon public schools and citizens of the state to observe the occasion and to take the opportunity to honor the retired teachers of the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-6.1 - Official state school

Plains High School is designated as the official Georgia state school.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 20 - EDUCATION (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-18-7) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-45) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 20-1-1 — 20-1-11) › Section 20-1-7 - Fraudulent activities with respect to documents conferred by institution of education; penalties

(a)
No person may buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain or attempt to buy, sell, create, duplicate, alter, give, or obtain a diploma, certificate, academic record, certificate of enrollment, or other instrument which purports to signify merit or achievement conferred by an institution of education in this state with the intent to use fraudulently such document or to allow the fraudulent use of such document.
(b)
Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section or who aids another in violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year, or both.