Child-Protection Law Is Finally on the Books
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From Times Wire Reports
Gov. Sonny Perdue signed new child-protection legislation, allowing Georgia to shed its status as the only state without a law making it a felony for adults to endanger youngsters.
The bill is designed to punish adults whose behavior threatens the safety of children, such as leaving an infant in a hot car. Advocates had sought a child-endangerment law for four years.
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