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§ 19-10a-3 — Purpose

Georgia·Title 19
It is the express purpose and intent of the General Assembly in enacting this chapter to prevent injuries to and deaths of newborn children that are caused by a mother who abandons the newborn.

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Legislative History

Added by 2002 Ga. Laws 921, § 1, eff. 5/15/2002.

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