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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 5. CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES · Part 4. PREADJUDICATION CUSTODY AND RELEASE OF CHILDREN

15-11-412. Temporary detention; place of custody.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    A child alleged to be a child in need of services may be held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility until a continued custody hearing is held, provided that a detention assessment has been administered and such child is not held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility for more than 24 hours and any of the following apply:#

    1. (1)

      It is alleged that such child is a runaway;#

    2. (2)

      It is alleged that such child is habitually disobedient of the reasonable and lawful commands of his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian and is ungovernable; or#

    3. (3)

      Such child has previously failed to appear at a scheduled hearing.#

  2. (b)

    A child alleged to be a child in need of services placed in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section may be appointed an attorney prior to the continued custody hearing.#

  3. (c)

    In no case shall a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a child in need of services in custody be detained in a jail, adult lock-up, or other adult detention facility.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-412, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Law reviews

For note criticizing jurisdiction of juvenile justice system over runaways and advocating alternative legal approaches, see 24 Emory L. J. 1075 (1975).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t15-ch1-11a-(v13)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V13, 2020 edition, pages 1129 to 1130; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.