Whenever any child shall escape from any juvenile detention facility, the department shall file a petition in the court having jurisdiction and, upon conviction, he or she shall be committed for an additional 12 months in a juvenile detention facility under the jurisdiction of the department or to another institution under the Department of Corrections. History. Code 1981, § 49-4A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-10/HB 242.
Escape from juvenile detention facility; petition; commitment
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-10, under DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.
O.C.G.A. § 49-4A-10