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

O.C.G.A. § 42-3-114 (2019)

Preliminary hearing for alleged violation of probation

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(a) Whenever an options system probationer is arrested on a warrant for an alleged violation of probation, an informal preliminary hearing shall be held within a reasonable time not to exceed 15 days.

(b) A preliminary hearing shall not be required when:

(1) The probationer is not under arrest on a warrant;

(2) The probationer signed a waiver of a preliminary hearing; or

(3) The administrative hearing referred to in Code Section 42-3115 will be held within 15 days of arrest.

History

Code 1981, § 42-3-114, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.