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title: Title 49, Chapter 4A. Department of Juvenile Justice
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date: 2025
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heading: DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE
title_heading: SOCIAL SERVICES
section_count: 18
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# Title 49, Chapter 4A. Department of Juvenile Justice

Title 49. Social Services

18 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 49-4A-1, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-1.md
- 49-4A-2, Board of Juvenile Justice created; membership; appointment; terms; chairperson; duties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-2.md
- 49-4A-3, Department of Juvenile Justice created; commissioner; organization and operation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-3.md
- 49-4A-4, Purpose of chapter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-4.md
- 49-4A-5, Juvenile detention facilities; transfer of employees of Division of Youth Services; personnel administration, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-5.md
- 49-4A-6, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-6.md
- 49-4A-7, Powers and duties of department, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-7.md
- 49-4A-8, Commitment of delinquent children; procedures, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-8.md
- 49-4A-9, Sentence of youthful offenders; modification of order; review; participation in programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-9.md
- 49-4A-10, Escape from juvenile detention facility; petition; commitment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-10.md
- 49-4A-11, Aiding or encouraging escape; sheltering; hindering apprehension; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-11.md
- 49-4A-12, Special school district, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-12.md
- 49-4A-13, Family attention home; assessment of risk and plan of care, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-13.md
- 49-4A-14, Compensation for damage to apparel by youth under custody, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-14.md
- 49-4A-15, Guard lines, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-15.md
- 49-4A-16, Unlawful crossing or passage of certain items across guard lines; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-16.md
- 49-4A-17, Introduction of certain items into juvenile detention facility prohibited; commerce with incarcerated youth prohibited; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-17.md
- 49-4A-18, Prohibited possession of certain goods by youth; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/49-4A-18.md