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CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 37 - MENTAL HEALTHChapter 4 - HABILITATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GENERALLYArticle 5 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS UNDERGOING HABILITATION, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY
Part 2 - RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS TO MANNER OF HABILITATION AND AS TO MAINTENANCE AND RELEASE OF CLINICAL RECORDS
Section 37-4-120 - Individual dignity of clients to be respected; use of criminal facilities and procedures

Ga. Code § 37-4-120

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Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 37-4-120 - Individual dignity of clients to be respected; use of criminal facilities and procedures

The client's dignity as an individual shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions, including any occasion wherein the client is taken into custody, detained, or transported. Except where required under conditions of extreme urgency, those procedures, facilities, vehicles, and restraining devices normally utilized for criminals or those accused of crime shall not be used in connection with the developmentally disabled.

OCGA § 37-4-120

Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 102,§ 3-5, eff. 7/1/2009.