{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-54","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 17-8-54","heading":"Persons in courtroom when person under age of 16 testifies concerning sexual offense.","body":"In the trial of any criminal case, when any person under the age of 16 is testifying concerning any sexual offense, the court shall clear the courtroom of all persons except parties to the cause and their immediate families or guardians, attorneys and their secretaries, officers of the court, victim assistance coordinators, victims’ advocates, and such other victim assistance personnel as provided for by Code Section 15-18-14.2, jurors, newspaper reporters or broadcasters, and court reporters.","path":["TITLE 17 Criminal Procedure","CHAPTER 8 Trial","Article 3 Conduct of Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.17.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":"fc1b94cc5c3b5d6f9c15f62aa3b43f3c310dc6aac1db50e55e2652ff8d739655","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-53","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-17-8-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}