O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-405 (2019)

Termination of proceedings relating to a runaway child

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Any proceeding or other processes or actions alleging for the first time that a child is a runaway shall be terminated or dismissed upon the request of such child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian or a prosecuting attorney.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-405, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 2-2/HB 361.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Juvenile Courts and Delinquent and Dependent Children, § 66 et seq.

PART 4 PREADJUDICATION CUSTODY AND RELEASE OF CHILDREN