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

O.C.G.A. § 15-11-650 (2019)

Purpose of article

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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The purpose of this article is: (1) To set forth procedures for a determination of whether a child is incompetent to proceed; and (2) To provide a mechanism for the development and implementation of competency remediation services, when appropriate, including treatment, habilitation, support, or supervision services.

History

Code 1981, § 15-11-650, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

Annotations

Law reviews. - For note, ‘‘Statutory

Reform in the Georgia Juvenile Court System: Juvenile Competency Issues Finally Addressed,’’ see 15 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 879 (1999).