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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-510. Intake; informal adjustment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-510. Intake; informal adjustment.

(a) If an alleged delinquent child has not been detained after the filing of a complaint, he or she shall be promptly referred to intake or given a date for arraignment.

(b) At intake, the court, the juvenile court intake officer, or other officer designated by the court shall inform a child of:

(1) The contents of the complaint;

(2) The nature of the proceedings;

(3) The possible consequences or dispositions that may apply to such child’s case following adjudication; and

(4) His or her due process rights, including the right to an attorney and to an appointed attorney; the privilege against self-incrimination; that he or she may remain silent and that anything said may be used against him or her; the right to confront anyone who testifies against him or her and to cross-examine any persons who appear to testify against him or her; the right to testify and to compel other witnesses to attend and testify in his or her own behalf; the right to a speedy adjudication hearing; and the right to appeal and be provided with a transcript for such purpose.

(c) A juvenile court intake officer may elect to pursue a case through informal adjustment or other nonadjudicatory procedure in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-11-515.

(d) If a case is to be prosecuted further and handled other than by informal adjustment or other nonadjudicatory procedure, a referral shall be made to the prosecuting attorney and a petition for delinquency shall be filed within 30 days of the filing of a complaint.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-510, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.