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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6. Computation of age.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-6. Computation of age.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a child attains a specified age the first second past midnight on the day of the anniversary of such child’s birth.

(b) A child born on February 29 attains a specified age on March 1 of any year that is not a leap year.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Georgia’s Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year,’’ see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).