Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 6. DELINQUENCY · Part 9. TRANSFERS

15-11-563. Statements made at transfer hearing.

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Statements made by a child at a transfer hearing shall not be admissible against such child over objection in a criminal proceedings if transfer is ordered except as impeachment or rebuttal evidence.

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, § 15-11-563, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Cross references

Duties of the clerk of the Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 2.2(a).

Law reviews

For article suggesting upward adjustment to age 15 of the age of criminal responsibility and creation of a rebuttable presumption of adult accountability for youths aged 15 to 18, 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). For article, ‘‘The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia’s Juvenile Courts,’’ see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008). For comment on J.W.A. v. State, 233 Ga. 683, 212 S.E.2d 849 (1975), see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (1975).

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