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2018 Georgia Code 15-11-21 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 15-11-21 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 15-11-21

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 11. Juvenile Code, 15-11-1 through 15-11-747.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-11-21. Selection and appointment of mediator.

  1. Once an order referring a case to mediation has been signed, the court shall appoint a mediator from a list of court approved mediators who are registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution to mediate juvenile court cases.
  2. The court shall appoint a qualified mediator within five days of signing the order referring the case to mediation.

(Code 1981, §15-11-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-11-21

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State v. Henderson, 436 S.E.2d 209 (Ga. 1993).

Cited 60 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 8, 1993 | 263 Ga. 508, 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 3968

...State, supra, 205 Ga. App. at 543. See also Allmond v. State, supra; Hubbard v. State, supra; see also Sanchez v. Family &c. Svcs., 237 Ga. 406, 410 (229 SE2d 66) (1976) construing a provision regarding a time limit for a hearing under the Juvenile Code (OCGA § 15-11-21 (c) (1)) to be mandatory notwithstanding the general rule to the contrary, because failure to comply would prejudice the parents' rights to possession of the child....
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In the Interest of R. D. F., 466 S.E.2d 572 (Ga. 1996).

Cited 31 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 29, 1996 | 266 Ga. 294, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 362

...tions under OCGA § 17-7-170, there is no right of direct appeal from rulings denying motion to dismiss for non-compliance with OCGA § 15-11-26). The failure to comply with OCGA § 15-11-26(a), like the failure to comply with OCGA §§ 15-11-19 and 15-11-21, results in dismissal of the petition without prejudice, [2] see Sanchez, supra at 411, 229 S.E.2d 66, and we disapprove any interpretation of Sanchez to the contrary....
...State of Ga., 134 Ga.App. 724(1), 215 S.E.2d 732 (1975) (citing OCGA § 17-7-170). Compare Sanchez v. Walker County Dept. of Family & Children Services, supra at 411, 229 S.E.2d 66 (holding that a non-compliance with the provisions of OCGA §§ 15-11-19(a) and 15-11-21(c) will result in a dismissal without prejudice)....
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Livingston v. State, 467 S.E.2d 886 (Ga. 1996).

Cited 27 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 15, 1996 | 266 Ga. 501, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 1037

...Livingston argues that the waivers were ineffective because the attorney who made them did not discuss the issue with Livingston first. With regard to the 72-hour hearing, we believe no waiver was necessary. The timing of the hearing is mandated by OCGA § 15-11-21(c)(1): If a child alleged to be delinquent is not......
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Watkins v. Watkins, 466 S.E.2d 860 (Ga. 1996).

Cited 23 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 19, 1996 | 266 Ga. 269, 96 Fulton County D. Rep. 676

...[10] Stated differently, the rules set forth by the General Assembly to govern juvenile court proceedings do not change merely because the judge exercising jurisdiction over juvenile matters also happens to serve as a superior court judge. Thus, here, Ms. Watkins was entitled under § 15-11-21 to pre-trial notice of the acts constituting deprivation....
...en coming before it. For instance, in juvenile court, a child may be taken into custody before a hearing on a *864 petition alleging deprivation if certain emergency circumstances are present. See OCGA § 15-11-17(a)(4); § 15-11-18; § 15-11-20(f); § 15-11-21....
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In the Interest of M. D. H., 300 Ga. 46 (Ga. 2016).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 31, 2016 | 793 S.E.2d 49

...ncy case, it could have expressly provided for the comparable remedy afforded for a non-compliance with OCGA § 17-7-170. The legislature did not so provide. R. D. F, 266 Ga. at 296 (citation and punctuation omitted). We also noted that former OCGA § 15-11-21, a related statute analogous to current OCGA § 15-11-521 (b), similarly lacked an explicit direction to dismiss with prejudice.4 Thus, the Court concluded that a violation of former OCGA § 15-11-26 (a), as well as former OCGA § 15-11-21, required dismissal but without prejudice....
...First, subsection (a) of OCGA § 15-11-521 provides explicitly for dismissal without prejudice as the consequence for missing that subsection’s deadline, but subsection (b) does not. Because of that distinction within the same Code section, which did not exist in former OCGA § 15-11-26 or OCGA § 15-11-21, M....
...H.’s release from probation does not render this appeal moot, and we deny the State’s motion to dismiss. Although the juvenile court did not explicitly say the dismissals were with prejudice, that was the effect of the court’s ruling. Former OCGA § 15-11-21 said: “If a child is ....
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In the Interest of L. A. E., 265 Ga. 698 (Ga. 1995).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 2, 1995 | 462 S.E.2d 148, 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 3062

...On March 23, the juvenile court held a pre-petition detention hearing, at which it found probable cause to suspect L. A. E. of the crime, recommended that a petition issue to initiate juvenile court proceedings against him, and recommended that he be detained pending adjudication. See OCGA § 15-11-21 (c) (1); Uniform Juvenile Court Rule 8.1 et seq....
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Johnson v. State, 389 S.E.2d 238 (Ga. 1990).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Mar 13, 1990 | 260 Ga. 17

...terviewed in the presence of his mother by a Sylvester police officer about the taking of the car from the impound lot. He was allowed to leave with his mother, with instructions to return later that day (September 7). See OCGA §§ 15-11-17 through 15-11-21 (concerning arrests of juvenile offenders)....
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L. A. E. v. Davis, 263 Ga. 473 (Ga. 1993).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 12, 1993 | 435 S.E.2d 216, 93 Fulton County D. Rep. 3631

...larke, Chief Justice. Petitioner L. A. E. is a juvenile. He was arrested and charged with a capital felony on Saturday, March 20, 1993. On Tuesday, March 23, the juvenile court conducted a detention hearing within the 72-hour period required by OCGA § 15-11-21 (c), and concluded that there existed probable cause to detain petitioner. OCGA § 15-11-18. On March 24, 1993, petitioner’s counsel filed this application for habeas corpus, alleging that OCGA § 15-11-21 (c), which requires a probable cause hearing in a juvenile case to be conducted within 72 hours, was unconstitutional under the authority of County of Riverside v....