TITLE 15 COURTS

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

ARTICLE 6 DELINQUENCY

15-11-477. Orders for behavioral health evaluations.

1. At any time prior to the issuance of a final dispositional order, the court may order a behavioral health evaluation of a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a delinquent child which may be conducted by DBHDD or a private psychologist or psychiatrist.
2. The court shall order and give consideration to the results of a child's behavioral health evaluation before ordering a child adjudicated for a class A designated felony act or class B designated felony act placed in restrictive custody; provided, however, that such order shall not be required if the court has considered the results of a prior behavioral health evaluation of such child that had been completed in the preceding six months.
3. Statements made by a child during a behavioral health evaluation shall only be admissible into evidence as provided in Code Section 15-11-479.

(Code 1981, §15-11-477, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)