{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-658","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-658","heading":"Disposition of a child found unrestorably incompetent to proceed.","body":"(a) If the court initially finds that a child is unrestorably incompetent to proceed, the court shall dismiss the petition, appoint a plan manager, and order that procedures for a comprehensive services plan be initiated under Article 5 of this chapter. When appropriate, the court may:\n(1) Order that a child be referred for civil commitment pursuant to Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 37. Such proceedings shall be instituted not less than 60 days prior to the dismissal of the delinquency or a child in need of services petition; or\n(2) Order that referral be made for appropriate adult services if a child has reached the age of 18 years at the time of the competency determination.\n(b) If at any time after a child is ordered to undergo competency remediation services DBHDD or a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist opines that a child is likely to remain incompetent to proceed for the foreseeable future, DBHDD or the licensed psychologist or psychiatrist shall submit a report to the court so stating.\n(c) Upon receipt of the report specified in subsection (b) of this Code section, the court shall make a competency determination and shall dismiss the delinquency petition, appoint a plan manager, and order that procedures for a comprehensive services plan be initiated under Article 5 of this chapter. When appropriate, the court may:\n(1) Order that a child be referred for civil commitment pursuant to Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 37. Such proceedings shall be instituted not less than 60 days prior to the dismissal of the delinquency or child in need of services petition; or\n(2) Order that referral be made for appropriate adult services if a child has reached the age of 18 years at the time of the competency determination.","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":"cd87fff52c3fb2b4a8130ce20ef24226970bc8b4b289672cf1068a36340bcb5a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-657","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-659"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}