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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 6. DELINQUENCY · Part 2. VENUE IN DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS

15-11-490. Venue; transfers between juvenile courts.

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

  1. (a)

    A proceeding under this article may be commenced:#

    1. (1)

      In the county in which an allegedly delinquent child legally resides; or#

    2. (2)

      In any county in which the alleged delinquent acts occurred.#

  2. (b)

    If the adjudicating court finds that a nonresident child has committed a delinquent act, the adjudicating court may retain jurisdiction over the disposition of a nonresident child or may transfer the proceeding to the county of such child’s residence for disposition. Like transfer may be made if the residence of such child changes pending the proceeding.#

  3. (c)

    If the adjudicating court retains jurisdiction, prior to making any order for disposition of a nonresident child, the adjudicating court shall communicate to the court of the county of such child’s residence the fact that such child has been adjudicated to have committed a delinquent act. Such communication shall state the date upon which the adjudicating court plans to enter an order for disposition of such nonresident child and shall request any information or recommendations relevant to the disposition of such nonresident child. Any such recommendation shall be considered by but shall not be binding upon the adjudicating court in making its order for disposition.#

  4. (d)

    When any case is transferred, certified copies of all documents and records pertaining to the case on file with the clerk of the court shall accompany the transfer order. Compliance with this subsection shall terminate jurisdiction in the transferring court and initiate jurisdiction in the receiving court.#

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, § 15-11-490, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Cross references

Venue for criminal actions generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II, Para. VI and § 17-2-2. Intrastate transfer of cases among Juvenile Courts, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 5.3.

Law reviews

For article discussing venue problems in juvenile court practice and suggesting solutions, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (1972). For article, ‘‘An Outline of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction with Focus on Child Custody,’’ see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 275 (1973).

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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 1189 to 1190; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.