§ 49-5-185 - Access to information in registry - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 49-5-185 (2010)
49-5-185. Access to information in registry

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section and subsection (b) of Code Section 49-5-186, only an abuse investigator, medical examiner, coroner, or out-of-state abuse investigator which has investigated, or is investigating, a case of possible child abuse shall be provided any information from the abuse registry and shall only be provided information relating to that case for purposes of using that information in such investigation.

(b) The department shall provide the Governor's office, the General Assembly, district attorneys, and law enforcement agencies with a statistical analysis of reported cases from the abuse registry at the end of each calendar year. This analysis shall not include the names of any children, parents, or persons alleged to have committed child abuse. This analysis shall not be protected by any laws prohibiting the dissemination of confidential information.

(c) A person may make a written request to any DFACS office to find out whether such person's name is included on the abuse registry. Upon presentation of a passport, military identification card, driver's license, or identification card authorized under Code Sections 40-5-100 through 40-5-104, the office receiving such request shall disclose to such person whether that person's name is included on the abuse registry and, if so, whether the report is classified as confirmed or unconfirmed, the date upon which the person's name was listed on the registry, and the county in which the investigation was conducted which resulted in such inclusion.