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GA Code § 15-10-222 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 11 - Senior Magistrates|§ 15-10-222. Oath of Office

 Before entering on the duties of his or her office, a senior magistrate shall subscribe before the judge of the probate court in which he or she is first appointed the oath prescribed in Code Section 45-3-1 and the following oath:   "I swear or affirm that I will duly and faithfully perform all the duties required of me as senior magistrate and that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Georgia."    (Code 1981, §15-10-222, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-10-223 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 11 - Senior Magistrates|§ 15-10-223. Training

 In order to maintain the status of senior magistrate, a senior magistrate shall complete the hours of training as required by the Georgia Magistrate Courts Training Council as provided for in subsection (c) of Code Section 15-10-137 in each calendar year in which he or she serves as a senior magistrate.    (Code 1981, §15-10-223, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 910, § 2; Ga. L. 2011, p. 537, § 4/SB 47.)
GA Code § 15-10-240 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 12 - Remittance of Interest From Funds|§ 15-10-240. Remittance of Interest From Funds

 When funds are paid into the court registry, the clerk shall deposit such funds in interest-bearing trust accounts, and the interest from those funds shall be remitted to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority in accordance with the provisions of subsections (c) through (i) of Code Section 15-6-76.1 for distribution to the Georgia Public Defender Council.    (Code 1981, §15-10-240, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 982, § 5; Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 5; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 8/HB 1245; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 8-5/HB 328.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2003 amendment to this Code section, see 20 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 105 (2003).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Interest remitted to Georgia Indigent Defense Council.   - When clerks of superior court, state court, and magistrate court hold funds paid in for security or judicial disposition, the funds must be placed in interest-bearing trust accounts, and the interest remitted to the Georgia Indigent Defense Council. 1997 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U97-21.
GA Code § 15-10-260 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 13 - Trials of Certain Misdemeanors|§ 15-10-260. Jurisdiction; Penalties

  This article governs trials of misdemeanor violations of Code Sections 16-13-30, 16-13-2, 16-8-14, 16-8-14.1, 3-3-23, and 16-7-21.   Magistrate courts are authorized to conduct trials and impose sentences for violations of misdemeanors specified in subsection (a) of this Code section; provided, however, that the violation must have occurred in the unincorporated area of the county.   A person convicted of violation of a misdemeanor specified in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be punished as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection as follows:   For possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, as provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 16-13-2;   For misdemeanor theft by shoplifting, as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-8-14;   For misdemeanor refund fraud, as provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 16-8-14.1;   For furnishing alcoholic beverages to, and purchase and possession of alcoholic beverages by, a person under 21 years of age, as provided in Code Section 3-3-23.1; and   For criminal trespass, as provided in subsection (d) of Code Section 16-7-21.     The jurisdiction of magistrate courts to try and dispose of the misdemeanor violations enumerated in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction of any other courts having jurisdiction to try and dispose of such cases.     (Code 1981, §15-10-260, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 8-2/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2014, p. 404, § 2-1/SB 382.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act."   Ga. L. 2014, p. 404, § 3-1/SB 382, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to all conduct occurring on or after July 1, 2014.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Should Georgia Change Its Misdemeanor Arrest Laws to Authorize Issuing More Field Citations? Can Alternative Arrest Process Help Alleviate Georgia's Jail Overcrowding and Reduce the Time Arresting Officers Expend Processing Nontraffic Misdemeanor Offenses?," see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (2005). For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 290 (2012).
GA Code § 15-10-261 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 13 - Trials of Certain Misdemeanors|§ 15-10-261. Waiver of Jury Trial

 There shall be no jury trials in the magistrate court. A magistrate court shall not have the power to dispose of the misdemeanor offenses enumerated in subsection (a) of Code Section 15-10-260 unless the defendant shall first waive in writing a trial by jury. If the defendant does not waive a trial by jury, the defendant shall notify the court and, if probable cause exists, the defendant shall be immediately bound over to a court in the county having jurisdiction to try the offense wherein a jury may be impaneled.    (Code 1981, §15-10-261, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3.)
GA Code § 15-10-262 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 13 - Trials of Certain Misdemeanors|§ 15-10-262. Prosecutorial Procedure

  Prosecution for misdemeanor violations authorized in this article may proceed by citation, summons, arrest, citation and arrest, or by arrest warrant as provided in Chapter 4 of Title 17, or by an accusation as provided in Code Section 17-7-71.   The solicitor-general of counties having solicitors-general, or the county attorney or another attorney designated by the county governing authority, may act as the prosecuting attorney of the magistrate court in proceedings under this article.     (Code 1981, §15-10-262, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 15/HB 942.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Should Georgia Change Its Misdemeanor Arrest Laws to Authorize Issuing More Field Citations? Can Alternative Arrest Process Help Alleviate Georgia's Jail Overcrowding and Reduce the Time Arresting Officers Expend Processing Nontraffic Misdemeanor Offenses?," see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 313 (2005).
GA Code § 15-10-263 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 10 - Magistrate Courts|Article 13 - Trials of Certain Misdemeanors|§ 15-10-263. No Contest Cash Bonds; Other Bonds

  The chief magistrate of each county may by written order establish a schedule of no contest cash bonds which the accused may post when arrested or accused by warrant or citation pursuant to this article. The schedule of no contest cash bond amounts shall be sufficient to cover court costs and minimum fines as set forth in the Code section applicable to the alleged offense. At the time of posting a no contest cash bond, the receipt shall contain the following language: "IF YOU GIVE A NO CONTEST CASH BOND AND FAIL TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL, THIS BOND MAY BE FORFEITED AND, IF SO FORFEITED, SHALL CONSTITUTE A MISDEMEANOR GUILTY PLEA AND A WAIVER OF CERTAIN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS," which shall be acknowledged by the person arrested.   A person arrested or accused by warrant or citation pursuant to this article who does not wish to post a no contest cash bond may post a property bond or standard appearance bond to assure his or her future appearance in court.   If a person who gives a no contest cash bond fails subsequently to appear for trial, such failure shall constitute a guilty plea and the no contest cash bond shall be forfeited, unless the court proceeds under the provisions of subsection (d) of this Code section. It shall not be necessary for the state to take any further action to forfeit the no contest cash bond. Forfeiture of a no contest cash bond shall be considered to constitute imposition and payment of a fine and, if so considered, shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution of the accused for the violation.   If the judge determines at the time of the nonappearance at trial of the defendant in his or her sole discretion that substantial justice will not be accomplished by the forfeiture of the no contest cash bond amount and the disposition of the charges with prejudice, the posting of the no contest cash bond shall not be considered a plea of guilty nor constitute a bar to a subsequent prosecution of the defendant for the violation, and any moneys posted under the no contest cash bond shall be held in the court's registry pending subsequent prosecution, and the defendant shall be served with a citation for a reasonable future appearance date, and, in default of the defendant's appearance, the court shall issue a bench warrant for the defendant's arrest.   Upon a conviction under a subsequent prosecution, the proceeds of any no contest cash bond shall be applied and distributed toward the fine and court costs imposed by the court.   If a defendant posts a property bond or standard appearance bond and thereafter fails to appear at the designated time, a bench warrant shall be issued for such person and the bond shall be forfeited as provided by Code Section 17-6-17.     (Code 1981, §15-10-263, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1155, § 3.)
GA Code § 15-11-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-3. Direct Calendaring

 Through direct calendaring, whenever possible, a single judge shall hear all successive cases or proceedings involving the same child or family.    (Code 1981, §15-11-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-4. Other Laws Apply to Chapter

 Where procedures are not provided in this chapter, the court shall proceed in accordance with:    Title 17 in a delinquency proceeding; and   Chapter 11 of Title 9 in all other matters.     (Code 1981, §15-11-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-5. Computations of Time

  When a period of time measured in days, weeks, months, years, or other measurements of time is prescribed for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty, the first day shall not be counted but the last day shall be counted; and, if the last day falls on a weekend, the party having such privilege or duty shall have through the following business day to exercise such privilege or discharge such duty.   When the last day prescribed for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty falls on a public and legal holiday as set forth in Code Section 1-4-1, the party having such privilege or duty shall have through the next business day to exercise such privilege or discharge such duty.   When the period of time prescribed is less than seven days, intermediate weekends and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation.     (Code 1981, §15-11-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-2/SB 364.)
GA Code § 15-11-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-6. Computation of Age

  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.   A child born on February 29 attains a specified age on March 1 of any year that is not a leap year.     (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).
GA Code § 15-11-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-8. Court of Record

 The juvenile court is a court of record having a seal. The judge and the judge's duly appointed representatives shall each have power to administer oaths and affirmations.    (Code 1981, §15-11-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   Cross references.   - Juvenile Court records, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 3.1 et seq.   Juvenile Court as court of inquiry, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 14.1 and 14.2.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under pre-2000 Code Section 15-11-65, which was subsequently repealed but was succeeded by provisions in this Code section, are included in the annotations for this Code section. See the Editor's notes at the beginning of the chapter.   Concurrent warrant-issuing magistrates.    - See 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U84-30 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-65).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 39 et seq.
GA Code § 15-11-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-9. Authority to Issue Arrest Warrants

 The juvenile court judge, associate juvenile court judge, and judge pro tempore shall have authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of any child for an offense committed against the laws of this state, based either on personal knowledge or the information of others given under oath.    (Code 1981, §15-11-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 5 Am. Jur. 2d, Arrest, § 10 et seq.
GA Code § 15-11-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-12. Dual Designation of Children; Consolidation of Proceedings; Time Limitations

  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a child from being adjudicated both a dependent child and a delinquent child or both a dependent child and a child in need of services if there exists a factual basis for such a finding.   If a child alleged or adjudicated to be a delinquent child or a child in need of services is also alleged or adjudicated to be a dependent child, dependency proceedings may be consolidated with delinquency or child in need of services proceedings to the extent consistent with due process of law as provided in Articles 3, 5, and 6 of this chapter.   The time frames and requirements of Article 3 of this chapter shall apply to cases in which a child alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of services or a delinquent child is placed in foster care and has also been alleged or adjudicated to be a dependent child.     (Code 1981, §15-11-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-3/HB 361.)
GA Code § 15-11-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-13. Appointment of Guardian or Conservator

 The court shall have jurisdiction to appoint a guardian of the person of any child in any proceeding authorized by this chapter. Any such appointment shall be made pursuant to the same requirements of notice and hearing as are provided for appointments of guardians of the persons of any child by the probate court. In the event a conservator for a child's property needs to be appointed, the court shall refer that matter to the probate court.    (Code 1981, §15-11-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   Cross references.   - Power of judge of probate court to appoint guardian for minor, § 29-2-14.    Notice requirements relating to appointment of guardians for minors by judges of the probate court generally, § 29-2-17.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, § 24A-302, pre-2000 Code Section 15-11-6 and pre-2014 Code Section 15-11-30.1(a)(1), which were subsequently repealed but were succeeded by provisions in this Code section, are included in the annotations for this Code section. See the Editor's notes at the beginning of the chapter.   Award of permanent guardianship affirmed.    - Award of permanent guardianship to the aunt was affirmed because the parent gave no reason to believe that any objection to taking judicial notice of the deprivation order would have had any merit, nor did the parent identify specific evidence that the parent would have brought forward to challenge the earlier deprivation order. In the Interest of L. B., 319 Ga. App. 173, 735 S.E.2d 162 (2012) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-30.1)    Cited in Drawdy v. Sasser, 335 Ga. App. 650, 782 S.E.2d 706 (2016).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Code 1933, § 24A-302 and pre-2000 Code Section 15-11-6, which were subsequently repealed but were succeeded by provisions in this Code section, are included in the annotations for this Code section. See the Editor's notes at the beginning of the chapter.   Jurisdiction to appoint guardians for children.   - Former statute implicitly recognized that courts other than juvenile courts had jurisdiction to appoint guardians for children. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U76-15 (decided under former Code 1933, § 24A-302).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Infants, § 27 et seq. 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 39 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 11 et seq. 43 C.J.S., Infants, § 180 et seq. 67A C.J.S., Parent and Child, § 366 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) § 3.   ALR.   - Parent's involuntary confinement, or failure to care for child as result thereof, as evincing neglect, unfitness, or the like in dependency or divestiture proceeding, 79 A.L.R.3d 417.
GA Code § 15-11-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-14. Transfers From Probate Court

  The court shall hold a hearing within 30 days of receipt of a case transferred from the probate court pursuant to subsection (f) of Code Section 29-2-6 or subsection (b) of Code Section 29-2-8.   After notice and hearing, the court may make one of the following orders:   That the temporary guardianship be established or continued if the court determines that the temporary guardianship is in the best interests of a child. The order shall thereafter be subject to modification only as provided in Code Section 15-11-32; or   That the temporary guardianship be terminated if the court determines it is in the best interests of a child. A child shall be returned to his or her parent unless the court determines that there is probable cause to believe that he or she will be abused, neglected, or abandoned in the custody of his or her parent.     A case shall proceed as a dependency matter pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter if, after notice and hearing, the court determines:   That it is in the best interests of a child that the temporary guardianship not be established or that the temporary guardianship be terminated but there is probable cause to believe that he or she will be abused, neglected, or abandoned if returned to his or her parent; or   That it is in the best interests of a child that the temporary guardianship be continued over the parent's objection.     The court may refer to DFCS for further investigation a case transferred from probate court.     (Code 1981, §15-11-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-17. Conduct of Hearings Generally; Applicability of Title 24

  All hearings under this chapter shall be conducted by the court without a jury. Any hearing may be adjourned from time to time within the discretion of the court.   Except as otherwise provided, all hearings shall be conducted in accordance with Title 24.   Proceedings shall be recorded by stenographic notes or by electronic, mechanical, or other appropriate means capable of accurately capturing a full and complete record of all words spoken during the proceedings.   A juvenile court judge, an associate juvenile court judge, a judge pro tempore of the juvenile court, or any person sitting as a juvenile court judge may conduct hearings in connection with any proceeding under this chapter in any county within the judicial circuit. When a superior court judge sits as a juvenile court judge, hearings in connection with any proceeding under this chapter may be heard before such judge in any county within the judicial circuit over which the judge presides.     (Code 1981, §15-11-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   Cross references.   - Venue for criminal actions generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II, Para. VI and § 17-2-2.   Detention hearings in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 8.1 - 8.6.   Adjudicatory hearings in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rules 11.1 - 11.4.   Law reviews.   - For article discussing venue problems in juvenile court practice and suggesting solutions, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (1972). For article, "An Outline of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction with Focus on Child Custody," see 10 Ga. St. B. J. 275 (1973). For article, "The World Where Parallel Lines Converge: The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Concurrent Civil and Criminal Child Abuse Proceedings," see 24 Ga. L. Rev. 473 (1990). For article, "The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia's Juvenile Courts," see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Venue   Conducting Hearings   Recording Proceedings    RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Infants, § 27 et seq. 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, §§ 39 et seq., 83 et seq., 91.   C.J.S.   - 43 C.J.S., Infants, §§ 163 et seq., 180 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) §§ 11, 24.   ALR.   - Right to jury trial in juvenile court delinquency proceedings, 100 A.L.R.2d 1241.   Defense of infancy in juvenile delinquency proceedings, 83 A.L.R.4th 1135.   Propriety of exclusion of press or other media representatives from civil trial, 39 A.L.R.5th 103.
GA Code § 15-11-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-18. Subpoenas; Application of Title 24

 Upon application of a party, the court, or any authorized officer of the court, the clerk of the court shall issue subpoenas in accordance with the provisions of Title 24 requiring attendance and testimony of witnesses and production of evidence at any hearing under this chapter. A delinquency proceeding conducted in this state shall be considered a criminal prosecution insofar as the applicability of Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 24.    (Code 1981, §15-11-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 81 Am. Jur. 2d, Witnesses, § 7 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 98 C.J.S., Witnesses, §§ 13, 18 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) § 18.