O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-59 (2019)

Educational seminars

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(a) The Council of Juvenile Court Judges, in conjunction with the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia, shall establish seminars for all judges and associate juvenile court judges exercising juvenile court jurisdiction and may make provisions relative to such seminars by court rules properly adopted.

(b) Seminars shall offer instruction and training in juvenile law and procedure, child development and psychology, sociological theories relative to delinquency and breakdown of the family structure, and such other training and activities as the council may determine would promote the quality of justice in the juvenile court system.

(c) Expenses of administration of seminar programs and actual expenses incurred by the judges or associate juvenile court judges in attending such seminars shall be paid from state funds appropriated for the council for such purpose, from federal funds available to the council for such purpose, or from other sources. Judges and associate juvenile court judges shall receive the same expense and travel allowances which members of the General Assembly receive for attending meetings of legislative interim committees.

(d) Each judge and associate juvenile court judge exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall receive training appropriate to the role and participate in at least 12 hours of continuing legal education or continuing judicial education established or approved by the council each year and meet such rules as established by the council pertaining to such training. Superior court judges may meet this requirement by attending seminars held in conjunction with the seminars for superior court judges provided by the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia. Judges and associate juvenile court judges shall not exercise juvenile court jurisdiction unless the council certifies that annual training has been accomplished or unless the judge is in the first year of his or her initial appointment; provided, however, that the council may in hardship cases extend deadlines for compliance with this Code section.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-59, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Annotations

Cross references. - Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Govern-

ment of the State Bar of Georgia Certification of Judicial Officers, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 1.3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1987–1998 · leading case: Smith v. State, 510 S.E.2d 1 (Ga. 1998).

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Smith v. State, 510 S.E.2d 1 (Ga. 1998). · cites it 4× “The record shows that the detective complied with OCGA § 15-11-59 (c) because he obtained the consent of the juvenile court judge before examining Smith’s file.”

Baynes v. State, 463 S.E.2d 144 (Ga. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “, then Davis was applicable and both of the State’s arguments in support of quashing the subpoena, lack of relevance based on McBee and confidentiality based on OCGA § 15-11-59, lacked merit. In this connection, we note that in Davis , the confrontation clause rights asserted…”

Napper v. Georgia Television Co., 356 S.E.2d 640 (Ga. 1987). · cites it 2× “(h) The appellant argues that records related to arrests and criminal histories of juveniles are not subject to the Public Records Act, in that under OCGA § 15-11-59 (b), these records are not open for public inspection unless “a charge of delinquency is transferred for criminal…”

In the Interest of M. L. R., 362 S.E.2d 140 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Nevertheless, pursuant to OCGA § 15-11-59 (a), it appears that the traffic citation records of juveniles shall be kept separate from the records and files of adult drivers.”

In the Interest of W. J. K., 372 S.E.2d 681 (Ga. Ct. App. 1988). “, the court shall order the sealing of the files and records in the proceeding, including those specified in Code Sections 15-11-59 [law enforcement records concerning children] and 15-11-60 [juvenile fingerprints and photographs], if the court finds that: (1) Two years have…”

— 15-11-59(c) — 1 case

Smith v. State, 510 S.E.2d 1 (Ga. 1998). “The record shows that the detective complied with OCGA § 15-11-59 (c) because he obtained the consent of the juvenile court judge before examining Smith’s file.”

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