{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-4-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 37-4-7","heading":"Apprehension by peace officer of developmentally disabled person who leaves facility without permission.","body":"If, during the period of habilitation authorized by this chapter a client escapes or otherwise leaves a facility without permission, the facility may advise any peace officer that the client has escaped or otherwise left the facility without permission; and the peace officer shall be authorized to take said client into custody and return him to such facility.","path":["TITLE 37 Mental Health","CHAPTER 4 Habilitation of the Developmentally Disabled Generally","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.37.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":"7454ed7bfcc2bdb868ff5214f0ee7dff6cab36d739287287321114c0a7de044f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-4-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-37-4-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}