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O.C.G.A. § 15-11-540 (2019)

Motion for dismissal

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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A delinquency petition shall be dismissed by the court upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney setting forth that there is not sufficient evidence to warrant further proceedings.

History

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

Annotations

Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia’s Juvenile Courts,’’ see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in In the Interest of H. J. C., 331 Ga. App. 506, 771 S.E.2d 184 (2015).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: In the Interest of H. J. C., a Child, 771 S.E.2d 184 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015).
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In the Interest of H. J. C., a Child, 771 S.E.2d 184 (Ga. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “, OCGA §§ 15-11-540 (providing for dismissal of a delinquency petition “upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney setting forth that there is not sufficient evidence to warrant further proceedings”); 15-11-566 (providing for dismissal of a delinquency petition upon transfer…”
In the Interest of S.D., a Child (Ga. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “According to the State, a juvenile court may dismiss a delinquency petition only under two specific limited circumstances, neither of which, the State claims, is present here: (i) following a transfer of the case to superior court, OCGA § 15-11-566 (a); and (ii) when the…”
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