{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-412","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-412","heading":"Temporary detention; place of custody.","body":"(a) A child alleged to be a child in need of services may be held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility until a continued custody hearing is held, provided that a detention assessment has been administered and such child is not held in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility for more than 24 hours and any of the following apply:\n(1) It is alleged that such child is a runaway;\n(2) It is alleged that such child is habitually disobedient of the reasonable and lawful commands of his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian and is ungovernable; or\n(3) Such child has previously failed to appear at a scheduled hearing.\n(b) A child alleged to be a child in need of services placed in a secure residential facility or nonsecure residential facility pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section may be appointed an attorney prior to the continued custody hearing.\n(c) In no case shall a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a child in need of services in custody be detained in a jail, adult lock-up, or other adult detention facility.","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":"b979f92fd5a5ebc8122feaf445b58c834fdd9891f0d63ec35d290d0094f92d96","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-411","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-413"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}