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GA Code § 15-11-402 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 3 - Formal Court Procedures|§ 15-11-402. Right to Attorney and Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem

  The court shall appoint an attorney for a child alleged to be a child in need of services.   The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a child alleged to be a child in need of services at the request of such child's attorney or upon the court's own motion if it determines that a guardian ad litem is necessary to assist the court in determining the best interests of such child; provided, however, that such guardian ad litem may be the same person as the child's attorney unless or until there is a conflict of interest between the attorney's duty to such child as such child's attorney and the attorney's considered opinion of such child's best interests as guardian ad litem.   The role of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding for a child in need of services shall be the same role as provided for in all dependency proceedings under Article 3 of this chapter.   If an attorney or a guardian ad litem has previously been appointed for a child in a dependency or delinquency proceeding, the court, when possible, shall appoint the same attorney or guardian ad litem for a child alleged to be a child in need of services.   An attorney appointed to represent a child in a proceeding for a child in need of services shall continue representation in any subsequent appeals unless excused by the court.   A child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be informed of his or her right to an attorney at or prior to the first court proceeding for a child in need of services. A child alleged to be a child in need of services shall be given an opportunity to:   Obtain and employ an attorney of his or her own choice; or   To obtain a court appointed attorney if the court determines that such child is an indigent person.       (Code 1981, §15-11-402, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-26/SB 364.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 78 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 43 C.J.S., Infants, §§ 172 et seq., 181.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) § 26.   ALR.   - Right to an appointment of counsel in juvenile court proceedings, 60 A.L.R.2d 691; 25 A.L.R.4th 1072.   Right of juvenile court defendant to be represented during court proceedings by parent, 11 A.L.R.4th 719.   Validity and efficacy of minor's waiver of right to counsel - modern cases, 25 A.L.R.4th 1072.
GA Code § 15-11-403 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 3 - Formal Court Procedures|§ 15-11-403. Continuance of a Hearing in Child in Need of Services Proceedings

 A continuance shall be granted only upon a showing of good cause and only for that period of time shown to be necessary by the moving party at the hearing on such motion. Whenever any continuance is granted, the facts which require the continuance shall be entered into the court record.    (Code 1981, §15-11-403, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-404 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 3 - Formal Court Procedures|§ 15-11-404. Case Plan for a Child Alleged or Found to Be a Child in Need of Services

 If a child is alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of services and is placed in foster care, the child shall be required to have a case plan. In addition to the case plan requirements of Code Section 15-11-201, a case plan shall include:    A description of such child's strengths and needs;   A description of such child's specific parental strengths and needs;   A description of other personal, family, or environmental problems that may contribute to such child's behaviors;   A description of the safety, physical, and mental health needs of such child;   Identification of the least restrictive placement to safeguard such child's best interests and protect the community;   An assessment of the availability of community resources to address such child's and his or her family's needs;   An assessment of the availability of court diversion services; and   An assessment of the availability of other preventive measures.     (Code 1981, §15-11-404, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-405 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 3 - Formal Court Procedures|§ 15-11-405. Termination of Proceedings Relating to a Runaway Child

 Any proceeding or other processes or actions alleging for the first time that a child is a runaway shall be terminated or dismissed upon the request of such child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian or a prosecuting attorney.    (Code 1981, §15-11-405, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 2-2/HB 361.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 66 et seq.
GA Code § 15-11-413 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 4 - Preadjudication Custody and Release of Children|§ 15-11-413. Continued Custody Hearing

  If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility, a continued custody hearing shall be held within 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. If such hearing is not held within the time specified, such child shall be released from temporary detention in accordance with subsection (c) of Code Section 15-11-411 and with authorization of the detaining authority.   If a child alleged to be a child in need of services is not being held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility and has not been released to the custody of such child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, after such child is placed in foster care.     (Code 1981, §15-11-413, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-29/SB 364.)
GA Code § 15-11-444 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 6 - Adjudication, Disposition, and Reviews|§ 15-11-444. Probation Revocation

  An order granting probation to a child adjudicated to be a child in need of services may be revoked on the ground that the conditions of probation have been violated.   Any violation of a condition of probation may be reported to any person authorized to make a petition alleging that a child is in need of services as set forth in Code Section 15-11-420. A motion for revocation of probation shall contain specific factual allegations constituting each violation of a condition of probation.   A motion for revocation of probation shall be served upon the child, his or her attorney, and parent, guardian, or legal custodian in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-11-424.   If a child in need of services is taken into custody because of the alleged violation of probation, the provisions governing the detention of a child under this article shall apply.   A revocation hearing shall be scheduled to be held no later than 30 days after the filing of a motion to revoke probation.   If the court finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a child in need of services violated the terms and conditions of probation, the court may:   Extend his or her probation;   Impose additional conditions of probation; or   Make any disposition that could have been made at the time probation was imposed.       (Code 1981, §15-11-444, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Infants, § 51. 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 113 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 43 C.J.S., Infants, § 245 et seq.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) § 37.
GA Code § 15-11-445 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 5 - Child in Need of Services|Part 6 - Adjudication, Disposition, and Reviews|§ 15-11-445. Disposition Reviews; Time Limitations

 The court shall review the disposition of a child in need of services at least once within three months after such disposition and at least every six months thereafter so long as the order of disposition is in effect.    (Code 1981, §15-11-445, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-470 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-470. Purpose of Article

 The purpose of this article is:    Consistent with the protection of the public interest, to hold a child committing delinquent acts accountable for his or her actions, taking into account such child's age, education, mental and physical condition, background, and all other relevant factors, but to mitigate the adult consequences of criminal behavior;   To accord due process of law to each child who is accused of having committed a delinquent act;   To provide for a child committing delinquent acts with supervision, care, and rehabilitation which ensure balanced attention to the protection of the community, the imposition of accountability, and the development of competencies to enable such child to become a responsible and productive member of the community;   To promote a continuum of services for a child and his or her family from prevention of delinquent acts to aftercare, considering, whenever possible, prevention, diversion, and early intervention, including an emphasis on community based alternatives;   To provide effective sanctions to acts of juvenile delinquency; and   To strengthen families and to successfully reintegrate delinquent children into homes and communities.     (Code 1981, §15-11-470, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-472 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-472. Delinquency Case Time Limitations

  A detention hearing shall be held promptly and no later than:   Two business days after an alleged delinquent child is placed in preadjudication custody if he or she is taken into custody without an arrest warrant; or   Five business days after an alleged delinquent child is placed in preadjudication custody if he or she is taken into custody pursuant to an arrest warrant.     If an alleged delinquent child is placed in preadjudication custody without an arrest warrant and the detention hearing cannot be held within 48 hours because the expiration of the 48 hours falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the court shall review the detention assessment and the decision to detain such child and make a finding based on probable cause within 48 hours of such child being placed in preadjudication custody.   If an alleged delinquent child is released from preadjudication custody at the detention hearing or was never taken into custody, the following time frames shall apply:   Any petition alleging delinquency shall be filed within 30 days of the filing of the complaint or within 30 days after such child is released from preadjudication custody. If a complaint was not filed, the complaint shall be filed within the statute of limitations as provided by Chapter 3 of Title 17;   Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before the adjudication hearing;   The arraignment hearing shall be scheduled no later than 30 days after the filing of the petition alleging delinquency;   The adjudication hearing shall be held no later than 60 days from the filing of the petition alleging delinquency unless a continuance is granted as provided in Code Section 15-11-478; and   The disposition hearing shall be held within 30 days of the adjudication hearing unless the court makes written findings of fact explaining the delay.     If an alleged delinquent child is not released from preadjudication custody at the detention hearing, the following time frames shall apply:   The petition alleging delinquency shall be filed within 72 hours of the detention hearing;   Summons shall be served at least 72 hours before the adjudication hearing;   The adjudication hearing shall be held no later than ten days after the filing of the petition alleging delinquency unless a continuance is granted as provided in Code Section 15-11-478; and   The disposition hearing shall be held within 30 days of the adjudication hearing unless the court makes written findings of fact explaining the delay.     For purposes of this Code section, preadjudication custody begins when a juvenile court intake officer authorizes the placement of a child in a secure residential facility.   A child who is released from detention but subject to conditions of release shall not be considered to be in detention for purposes of calculating time frames set forth in this article or for purposes of calculating time served.     (Code 1981, §15-11-472, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-473 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-473. Conduct of Delinquency Proceeding by Prosecuting Attorney; Access to Information

  A prosecuting attorney shall conduct delinquency proceedings on behalf of the state.   Except as provided in Article 9 of this chapter, in any delinquency proceeding, the prosecuting attorney shall be entitled to complete access to all court files, probation files, hearing transcripts, delinquency reports, and any other juvenile court records. It shall be the duty of the clerk, probation and intake officer, probation officers of the juvenile court, community supervision officers, and DJJ to assist a prosecuting attorney in obtaining any requested items.     (Code 1981, §15-11-473, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-12/HB 310.)   Cross references.   - Prosecuting attorneys, T. 15, C. 18.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment by this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia's Juvenile Courts," see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008). For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
GA Code § 15-11-474 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-474. Parties in a Delinquency Proceeding; Notice to Djj

  An alleged delinquent child and the state shall be parties at all stages of delinquency proceedings.   A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an alleged delinquent child shall have the right to notice, the right to be present in the courtroom, and the opportunity to be heard at all stages of delinquency proceedings.   DJJ shall receive notice of the disposition hearing.     (Code 1981, §15-11-474, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-475 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-475. Right to Attorney; Waiver

  An alleged delinquent child shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at all proceedings under this article.   A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an alleged delinquent child shall not waive his or her child's right to be represented by an attorney.   An alleged delinquent child may waive the right to an attorney under limited circumstances as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section 15-11-511, but if a child's liberty is in jeopardy, he or she shall be represented by an attorney.   Upon a motion by an attorney for an alleged delinquent child, together with written permission of such child, a judge shall issue an order providing that such child's attorney shall have access to all dependency, school, hospital, physician, or other health or mental health care records relating for such child.     (Code 1981, §15-11-475, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   Cross references.   - Cases in which public defender representation required; timing of representation; juvenile divisions; contract with local governments, O.C.G.A. § 17-12-32.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Georgia's Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year," see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Waiver
GA Code § 15-11-476 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-476. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem

  The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem whenever:   An alleged delinquent child appears before the court without his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian;   It appears to the court that a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an alleged delinquent child is incapable or unwilling to make decisions in the best interests of such child with respect to proceedings under this article such that there may be a conflict of interest between such child and his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or   The court finds that it is otherwise in a child's best interests to do so.     The role of a guardian ad litem in a delinquency proceeding shall be the same role as provided for in all dependency proceedings under Article 3 of this chapter.   In a delinquency proceeding, a child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or attorney shall not prohibit or impede the child's guardian ad litem's access to such child.     (Code 1981, §15-11-476, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 780, § 1-36/SB 364.)
GA Code § 15-11-477 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-477. Orders for Behavioral Health Evaluations

  At any time prior to the issuance of a final dispositional order, the court may order a behavioral health evaluation of a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a delinquent child which may be conducted by DBHDD or a private psychologist or psychiatrist.   The court shall order and give consideration to the results of a child's behavioral health evaluation before ordering a child adjudicated for a class A designated felony act or class B designated felony act placed in restrictive custody; provided, however, that such order shall not be required if the court has considered the results of a prior behavioral health evaluation of such child that had been completed in the preceding six months.   Statements made by a child during a behavioral health evaluation shall only be admissible into evidence as provided in Code Section 15-11-479.     (Code 1981, §15-11-477, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-479 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-479. Admissions to Court Personnel Inadmissible; Exceptions

 Voluntary statements made in the course of intake screening of a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a delinquent child or in the course of his or her treatment, any evaluation, or any other related services shall be inadmissible in any adjudication hearing in which such child is the accused and shall not be considered by the court except such statement shall be admissible as rebuttal or impeachment evidence.    (Code 1981, §15-11-479, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under pre-2000 Code Section 15-11-19, which was subsequently repealed but was succeeded by provisions in this Code section, are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Juvenile court intake officers.    - Officers of the juvenile division of the sheriff's department may not also serve as juvenile court intake officers for purposes of compliance with former statutory provisions. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U83-66 (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-11-19).
GA Code § 15-11-480 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-11-480. When Jeopardy Attaches

  When a child enters a denial to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the first witness is sworn at the adjudication hearing.   When a child enters an admission to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the court accepts the admission.     (Code 1981, §15-11-480, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)
GA Code § 15-11-500 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Juvenile Code|Article 6 - Delinquency|Part 3 - Custody and Release of Child|§ 15-11-500. Order to Take Child Into Immediate Custody

 If it appears from a filed affidavit or from sworn testimony before the court that the conduct, condition, or surroundings of an alleged delinquent child are endangering such child's health or welfare or those of others or that such child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court or will not be brought before the court, notwithstanding the service of the summons, the court may endorse upon the summons an order that a law enforcement officer shall serve the summons and take such child into immediate custody and bring him or her forthwith before the court.    (Code 1981, §15-11-500, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)   Cross references.   - Amendment to Juvenile Court petition, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 6.6.   Continuance of adjudicatory hearing in Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 11.3.   Law reviews.   - For article discussing due process in juvenile court procedures in California and Georgia, in light of In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S. Ct. 1428, 18 L. Ed. 2d 527 (1967), see 8 Ga. St. B. J. 9 (1971).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Howard v. State, 334 Ga. App. 7, 778 S.E.2d 19 (2015).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Infants, § 12 et seq. 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 66 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 43 C.J.S., Infants, § 195 et seq. 67A C.J.S., Parent and Child, § 83.   U.L.A.   - Uniform Juvenile Court Act (U.L.A.) § 22.