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Juvenile Code; juvenile court proceedings; enact reforms

It became law on Jul 1, 2017.

GA SB 175 · Senate Bill · 2017_18

Stage
Became law
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Senate
Sponsors
+24
Latest action
Jul 1, 2017

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to enact reforms relating to juvenile court proceedings recommended by the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform; to allow juvenile courts to impose certain conditions on parents, guardians, and legal custodians of children who are in need of services, delinquent, or involved in a court's community based risk reduction program; to provide for procedure; to change provisions relating to the detention of a delinquent child who has been determined to be incompetent to proceed in juvenile court proceedings; to provide for professional input as to the detention of a child who…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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    Jul 1, 2017

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