{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-657","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-657","heading":"Restoration to competency; remediation orders and reports.","body":"(a) All competency remediation service orders issued by the court shall contain:\n(1) The name of the competency remediation service program provider and the location of the program;\n(2) A statement of the arrangements for a child’s transportation to the program site;\n(3) The length of the competency remediation service program;\n(4) A statement of the arrangements for a child’s transportation after the program ends; and\n(5) A direction concerning the frequency of reports required by the court.\n(b) DBHDD or a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist shall file a written report with the court:\n(1) Not later than six months after the date the court orders that competency remediation be attempted but prior to the first review hearing;\n(2) Every six months after the first review hearing if a child remains incompetent to proceed and under an order for remediation;\n(3) At any time DBHDD or a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist opines a child has attained competency; or\n(4) At shorter intervals designated by the court in its competency remediation order.\n(c) DBHDD or the licensed psychologist or psychiatrist written report shall include, but not be limited to:\n(1) Whether a child’s competency can be remediated or whether a child is likely to remain incompetent to proceed for the foreseeable future;\n(2) Whether additional time is needed to remediate a child’s competency; and\n(3) If a child has attained competency, the effect, if any, of any limitations that are imposed by any medication or other treatment used in the effort to remediate competency.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 7 Competency in Delinquency or Child in Need of Services Cases"],"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":"284a96281b34389d89d9d504aa1f1934510b6df6503dd3153be09e00d0779a99","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-656","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-658"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}