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O.C.G.A. § 37-4-110 <-- --> O.C.G.A. §37-4-121

2010 Georgia Code

TITLE 37 - MENTAL HEALTH

CHAPTER 4 - HABILITATION OF THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED GENERALLY
ARTICLE 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
§ 37-4-120 - Individual dignity of clients to be respected; use of criminal facilities and procedures

O.C.G.A. 37-4-120 (2010)
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.