(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.
Preliminary hearing for alleged violation of probation
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-114, under PROBATION MANAGEMENT.
O.C.G.A. § 42-3-114