{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4a-18","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-18","heading":"Prohibited possession of certain goods by youth.","body":"(a) As used in this Code section, the term:\n(1) “Director” means the commissioner or any director of a juvenile detention center or his or her designee, or any other person who is responsible for the overall management and operation of a center.\n(2) “Juvenile detention center” means a regional youth detention center or youth development center operated by or on behalf of the department.\n(3) “Telecommunications device” means a device, an apparatus associated with a device, or a component of a device that enables, or may be used to enable, communication with a person outside a place of incarceration, including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular telephone, personal digital assistant, transmitting radio, or computer connected or capable of being connected to a computer network, by wireless or other technology, or otherwise capable of communicating with a person or device outside of a place of incarceration.\n(4) “Youth” means an offender assigned to a juvenile detention center.\n(b) Without the authorization of the director, it shall be unlawful for any person to obtain for, to procure for, or to give to a youth a gun, pistol, knife, or any other weapon; a bullet, ammunition, or any other explosive device; tobacco products; intoxicating liquor; marijuana, amphetamines, or any other hallucinogenic drugs or other drugs, regardless of the amount; any telecommunications device; or any other article or item.\n(c) Without the authorization of the director, it shall be unlawful for a youth to possess a gun, pistol, knife, or any other weapon; a bullet, ammunition, or any other explosive device; tobacco products; intoxicating liquor; marijuana, amphetamines, or any other hallucinogenic drugs or other drugs, regardless of the amount; any telecommunications device; or any other article or item.\n(d) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than four years.","path":["TITLE 49 Social Services","CHAPTER 4A Department of Juvenile Justice"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.49.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":"a5d3cb2ff509285b5ddaa9d143c249cff3396b661d3a2dc4fbbb07ece4017f99","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4a-17","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-49-4b-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}