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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-444. Probation revocation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-444. Probation revocation.

(a) An order granting probation to a child adjudicated to be a child in need of services may be revoked on the ground that the conditions of probation have been violated.

(b) Any violation of a condition of probation may be reported to any person authorized to make a petition alleging that a child is in need of services as set forth in Code Section 15-11-420. A motion for revocation of probation shall contain specific factual allegations constituting each violation of a condition of probation.

(c) A motion for revocation of probation shall be served upon the child, his or her attorney, and parent, guardian, or legal custodian in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-11-424.

(d) If a child in need of services is taken into custody because of the alleged violation of probation, the provisions governing the detention of a child under this article shall apply.

(e) A revocation hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 30 days after the filing of a motion to revoke probation.

(f) If the court finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a child in need of services violated the terms and conditions of probation, the court may:

(1) Extend his or her probation;

(2) Impose additional conditions of probation; or

(3) Make any disposition that could have been made at the time probation was imposed.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-444, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

## Administrative Rules and Regulations

Admission by order of a juvenile court, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Human Services, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases, Admission, Treatment and Release of Minors from Mental Health Facilities, Rule 290-4-7-.07.