{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-18-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-18-1","heading":"Duty of certain officials to offer written statement of information to victims of rape or forcible sodomy.","body":"When any employee of the Department of Human Services, Department of Community Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, a law enforcement agency, or a court has reason to believe that he or she in the course of official duties is speaking to an adult who is or has been a victim of a violation of Code Section 16-6-1, relating to rape, or Code Section 16-6-2, relating to aggravated sodomy, such employee shall offer or provide such adult a written statement of information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy. Such written statement shall, at a minimum, include the information set out in Code Section 17-18-2 and may include additional information regarding resources available to victims of sexual assault. Information for victims of rape or aggravated sodomy may be provided in any language.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 18 Written Statements of Information to Victims of Rape or Forcible Sodomy"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"95569aae882140e1ef383b9aa505510c5e76b5927462f00dd2453fca3dae568f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-17-16","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-18-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}