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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 6. DELINQUENCY · Part 10. ADJUDICATION

15-11-580. Admission or denial of the allegations of a petition.

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

  1. (a)

    At the commencement of the adjudication hearing, the court shall address the alleged delinquent child, in language understandable to the child, and determine whether such child is capable of understanding statements about his or her rights under this article.#

  2. (b)

    If a child is capable, the court shall inquire how he or she responds to the allegations of the delinquency petition. The child may:#

    1. (1)

      Deny the allegations of such petition, in which case the court shall proceed to hear evidence on such petition; or#

    2. (2)

      Admit the allegations of such petition, in which case the court shall further inquire to determine whether there is a factual basis for adjudication. If so, the court may then adjudge such child to have committed a delinquent act.#

  3. (c)

    If a child stands mute, refuses to answer, or answers evasively, the court shall enter a denial of the allegations.#

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, § 15-11-580, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

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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, page 1269; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1f1f034443c3.