{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-401","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-401","heading":"Child in need of services; venue.","body":"(a) A proceeding under this article may be commenced in the county in which the act complained of took place or in the county in which the child alleged to be a child in need of services legally resides.\n(b) If a proceeding is commenced in the county in which the act complained of took place, the court shall transfer the case to the county in which the child alleged to be a child in need of services legally resides for further proceedings.\n(c) When a proceeding is transferred, certified copies of all legal and social documents and records on file with the clerk of court pertaining to the proceeding shall accompany such transfer.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 3 Formal Court Procedures"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"935de77324831ac2625e19e6ef780f2f8f9c87cf809711386fd887d433d1bd13","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-400","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}