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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-5-155. Effect of article on Department of Juvenile Justice; recipient entity for federal grants.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-5-155. Effect of article on Department of Juvenile Justice; recipient entity for federal grants.

(a) This article shall in no way preempt, duplicate, or supersede services, duties, or other functions performed pursuant to law or regulations by the Department of Juvenile Justice.

(b) Other than the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council shall be the only other authorized controlling recipient entity for grants under the United States Department of Justice Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Grants.

## History

Code 1981, § 49-5-155, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1576, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 435, § 13; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 34; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 568, § 12/HB 1054; Ga. L. 2015, p. 890, § 8/HB 263; Ga. L. 2025, p. 332, § 5-8/SB 96, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, deleted “the Governor’s Office for Children and Families created pursuant to Code Section 49-5-132 and” following “Department of Juvenile Justice,” in subsection (b).