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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE · Article 7. COMPETENCY IN DELINQUENCY OR CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES CASES

15-11-650. Purpose of article.

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  1. The purpose of this article is:

  2. (1)

    To set forth procedures for a determination of whether a child is incompetent to proceed; and#

  3. (2)

    To provide a mechanism for the development and implementation of competency remediation services, when appropriate, including treatment, habilitation, support, or supervision services.#

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, § 15-11-650, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Law reviews

For note, ‘‘Statutory Reform in the Georgia Juvenile Court System: Juvenile Competency Issues Finally Addressed,’’ see 15 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 879 (1999).

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