{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-410","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-410","heading":"Taking a child into temporary custody.","body":"(a) A child may be taken into temporary custody under this article:\n(1) Pursuant to a court order; or\n(2) By a law enforcement officer when there are reasonable grounds to believe that a child has run away from his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian or the circumstances are such as to endanger a child’s health or welfare unless immediate action is taken.\n(b) Before entering an order authorizing temporary custody, the court shall consider the results of a detention assessment and determine whether continuation in the home is contrary to a child’s welfare and whether there are available services that would prevent the need for custody. The court shall make such determination on a case-by-case basis and shall make written findings of fact referencing any and all evidence relied upon in reaching its decision.\n(c) A person taking a child into temporary custody shall deliver such child, with all reasonable speed and without first taking such child elsewhere, to a medical facility if he or she is believed to suffer from a serious physical condition or illness which requires prompt treatment and, upon delivery, shall promptly contact a juvenile court intake officer.\n(d) As soon as a juvenile court intake officer is notified that a child has been taken into temporary custody, such juvenile court intake officer shall administer a detention assessment and determine if such child should be released, remain in temporary custody, or be brought before the court.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 4 Preadjudication Custody and Release of Children"],"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":"5987eb7f894a4f233362efd34eb9e2f2b6da08597cd92cf1ecafa7a09e9a86f6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-405","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}