{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-7-4","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 42-7-4","heading":"Studies and diagnoses; placement of youthful offender by department.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall cause to be made a complete study and diagnosis of each youthful offender, including a physical examination and, where possible and indicated, a mental examination. In the absence of exceptional circumstances, each study and diagnosis shall be completed within a period of 60 days from the date of commitment.\n(b) Upon the receipt of all reports and recommendations required by subsection (a) of this Code section, the department shall:\n(1) Allocate and direct a transfer of the youthful offender to an institution or facility for treatment; or\n(2) Order the youthful offender confined and afforded treatment under such conditions as are necessary for the protection of the public.","path":["TITLE 42 Penal Institutions","CHAPTER 7 Treatment of Youthful Offenders"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.42.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":"10ee628610161bb060b20f595f65dbe30d223a01288df32deb4f128d475814b8","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-7-3","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-42-7-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}