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- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-401 · Child in need of services; venue.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-402 · Right to attorney and appointment of guardian ad litem.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-403 · Continuance of a hearing in child in need of services proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-404 · Case plan for a child alleged or found to be a child in need of services.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-405 · Termination of proceedings relating to a runaway child.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-410 · Taking a child into temporary custody.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-411 · Temporary custody; time limitations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-412 · Temporary detention; place of custody.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-413 · Continued custody hearing.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-414 · Continued custody hearing; findings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-415 · Detention decision; findings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-420 · Authority to file petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-421 · Time limitations for filing petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-422 · Content of petitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-423 · Issuance of summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-424 · Service of summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-425 · Sanctions for failure to obey summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-440 · Standard of proof.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-441 · Adjudication hearing.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-442 · Disposition hearing; time limitations; disposition of a child in need of services.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-443 · Duration of disposition orders.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-444 · Probation revocation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-445 · Disposition reviews; time limitations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-450 · Comprehensive services plan for child found unrestorably incompetent to proceed; plan manager.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-451 · Hearing on mental health plan; time limitations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-470 · Purpose of article.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-471 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-472 · Delinquency case time limitations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-473 · Conduct of delinquency proceeding by prosecuting attorney; access to information.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-474 · Parties in a delinquency proceeding; notice to DJJ.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-475 · Right to attorney; waiver.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-476 · Appointment of guardian ad litem.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-477 · Orders for behavioral health evaluations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-478 · Continuance of a hearing in delinquency proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-479 · Admissions to court personnel inadmissible; exceptions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-480 · When jeopardy attaches.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-481 · Victim impact statement in delinquency proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-490 · Venue; transfers between juvenile courts.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-500 · Order to take child into immediate custody.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-501 · Taking child into custody; notice to custodian; notification of prosecuting attorney.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-502 · Procedure after taking child into custody; detention.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-503 · Detention decision; findings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-504 · Place of detention; data on child detained.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-505 · Use of detention assessments to determine if detention is warranted; “serious delinquent act” defined.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-506 · Detention hearing; time limitations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-507 · Bail.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-508 · Notification to victim of child’s release from detention.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-510 · Intake; informal adjustment.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-511 · Arraignment; admissions at arraignment; right to attorney.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-515 · Informal adjustment; circumstances; admissions; exceptions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-520 · Authority to file petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-521 · Time limitations for filing petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-522 · Contents of petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-523 · Amendment of petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-530 · Issuance of summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-531 · Service of summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-532 · Sanctions for failure to obey summons.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-540 · Motion for dismissal.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-541 · Discovery procedures.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-542 · Motion to compel discovery; limitations; sanctions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-543 · Notice of alibi defense.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-544 · Continuing duty to disclose.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-545 · Court discretion to order disclosure.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-546 · Failure to comply with discovery request.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-560 · Concurrent and original jurisdiction of superior court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-561 · Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction and transfer to superior court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-562 · Transfer criteria; written report.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-563 · Statements made at transfer hearing.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-564 · Appeal of transfer order.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-565 · Places authorized for detention of child before and after transfer order.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-566 · Dismissal order upon transfer to superior court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-567 · Transfers to juvenile court.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-580 · Admission or denial of the allegations of a petition.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-581 · Standard of proof.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-582 · Adjudication hearing; time limitations; findings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-590 · Predisposition investigation and report.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-600 · Disposition hearing; time limitations; findings; evidence.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-601 · Disposition of delinquent act.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-602 · Disposition of class A or class B designated felony act.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-603 · Disposition of child adjudged to have committed delinquent act constituting AIDS transmitting crime; HIV testing; reports.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-604 · Credit for time served.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-605 · Probation management programs or secure probation sanctions programs; violations of probation programs.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-606 · Order of disposition not conviction of crime.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-607 · Duration of disposition orders.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-608 · Probation revocation; procedure.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-620 · Calculating time when child is delinquent and dependent.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-621 · Periodic review hearings for delinquent children in foster care or committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-622 · Permanency planning requirements; reasons for failure to terminate parental rights.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-623 · Permanency plan; hearing, notice, report, and findings of fact when a child is committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-630 · “Child” defined; juvenile traffic offenses; summons; hearings; penalties; transfers; providing information to Department of Driver Services.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-650 · Purpose of article.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-651 · Definitions.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-652 · Stay of proceedings regarding child who may not be mentally competent to stand trial; appointment of attorney; tolling of time periods.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-653 · Evaluation of a child’s mental condition; procedures; written reports; additional evaluations.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-654 · Transfer of proceedings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-655 · Mental competency hearing; burden of proof; notice; rights during hearing; procedure; findings.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-656 · Disposition of incompetent child; competency remediation.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-657 · Restoration to competency; remediation orders and reports.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-658 · Disposition of a child found unrestorably incompetent to proceed.
- O.C.G.A. § 15-11-659 · Court’s duty when child found unrestorably incompetent to proceed.