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GEO-2014-L-98931
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Title_of_text
Law No. 2697 of 17 October 2014 to Amend and Supplement the Law on Elimination of Domestic Violence, Protection and Support of Victims of Domestic Violence.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Georgia
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-10-17
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
In article 3 modifies the definition of the "domestic violence" as the violation of constitutional rights and freedoms of one family member by another family member through neglect and/or physical, psychological, economic, sexual violence or coercion; in article 4 introduce the definition of "neglect" as failure by a parent and/or a legal representative to satisfy physical and psychological needs of a child, restriction of a child's right to basic education, failure to protect a child from danger or to perform the actions necessary to register birth or to use medical and other services, provided the parent and/or the legal representative has appropriate information, possibility and access to the appropriate services; introduce article 91 - Identification of domestic violence cases; in paras 5-7 of article 10 further develop provisions related to protective and restraining orders; introduce article 141 concerning identification of domestic violence against minors (children); modify article 17 - Rights and protection guarantees for victims of domestic violence and introduce article 171 - Raising awareness of domestic violence victims and 172 - A temporary accommodation for victims of domestic violence (a shelter); introduce article 182 - Retention by victims of domestic violence of the right to temporarily use the place of residence; introduce article 191 - Toll-free support line; modify article 20 - Rehabilitation measures for abusers; introduce paras 10-11 to article 21 on the measures related to putting the Law into force.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2014-11-14
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
2006-03-25 (GEO-2006-L-85497)
Law No. 3143 of 25 May 2006 on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Protection of and Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1995-08-24 (GEO-1995-C-46127)
Constitution of Georgia of 24 August 1995.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation On-Line
Publisher
Legislative Herald of Georgia
Country
Georgia
URL
https://matsne.gov.ge/
File
Geo Domestic Violence.pdf (PDF in Georgian)