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O.C.G.A. § 15-11-480 — When jeopardy attaches | Georgia Code
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TITLE 15 COURTS

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

ARTICLE 6 DELINQUENCY

15-11-480. When jeopardy attaches.

  1. When a child enters a denial to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the first witness is sworn at the adjudication hearing.
  2. When a child enters an admission to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the court accepts the admission.

(Code 1981, §15-11-480, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in In the Interest of M.D.H., 300 Ga. 46, 793 S.E.2d 49 (2016).

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