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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-606. Order of disposition not conviction of crime.

An order of disposition or adjudication shall not be a conviction of a crime and shall not impose any civil disability ordinarily resulting from a conviction nor operate to disqualify the child in any civil service application or appointment.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-606, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

## Cross References

Persons ineligible to hold civil office, § 45-2-1.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing venue problems in juvenile court practice and suggesting solutions, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (1972).

For comment criticizing Davis v. Alaska, 415 U.S. 308, 94 S. Ct. 1105, 39 L. Ed. 2d 347 (1974), holding petitioner’s right to confrontation was preeminent to state policy protecting anonymity of juvenile offenders, see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 343 (1974).