Bill > HB229

This bill amends the Georgia law regarding the disclosure and dissemination of criminal records, specifically related to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information. The key changes are: (1) The Georgia Crime Information Center (the "center") will be provided information on whether a person has been involuntarily hospitalized or adjudicated mentally incompetent, to be used in carrying out the provisions of the law. (2) The center will receive this information from the Probate Court Judges of Georgia and the Superior Court Clerks of Georgia in a manner that preserves the confidentiality of patients' rights. (3) The previous requirement for the center to purge its records of involuntary hospitalization information after five years has been removed.