Title 15

(a) Upon filing the petition, a copy of the petition for emancipation and a summons to appear at the hearing shall be served on all persons named in the petition and upon any individual who provided an affidavit for the emancipation. (b) A person served with a petition may file an …

(a) After a petition for emancipation is filed, the court shall appoint an attorney for the petitioner and may: (1) Appoint a guardian ad litem to investigate the allegations of the petition and to file a report with the court, including a recommendation as to whether it is in the …

A child who petitions the court for emancipation shall have the burden of showing that emancipation should be ordered by a preponderance of evidence. History. — Code 1981, § 15-11-724, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

(a)(1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court shall issue an emancipation order if, after a hearing, it determines that emancipation is in the best interests of the child and such child has established: (A) That his or her parent, guardian, or legal…

(a) A child emancipated by court order may petition the juvenile court that issued the emancipation order to rescind such order. (b) A copy of the petition for rescission and a summons shall be served on the petitioner’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian. (c) The court shall g…

(a) A child emancipated by operation of law or by court order shall be considered to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult, except for those specific constitutional and statutory age requirements regarding voting, use of alcoholic beverages, and other health and safety …

(a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Child Advocate for the Protection of Children Act.’’ (b) In keeping with this article’s purpose of assisting, protecting, and restoring the security of children whose well-being is threatened, it is the intent of t…

As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Advocate’’ or ‘‘child advocate’’ means the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children established under Code Section 15-11-742. (2) ‘‘Agency’’ shall have the same meaning and application as provided for in paragraph (1) of subsection (a…

(a) There is created the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children. The Governor, by executive order, shall create a nominating committee which shall consider nominees for the position of the advocate and shall make a recommendation to the Governor. Such person …

The advocate shall perform the following duties: (1) Identify, receive, investigate, and seek the resolution or referral of complaints made by or on behalf of children concerning any act, omission to act, practice, policy, or procedure of an agency or any contractor or agent ther…

(a) The advocate shall have the following rights and powers: (1) To communicate privately, by mail or orally, with any child and with each child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian; (2) To have access to all records and files of DFCS concerning or relating to a child, and to ha…

(a) No person shall discriminate or retaliate in any manner against any child, parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child, employee of a facility, agency, institution or other type of provider, or any other person because of the making of a complaint or providing of informat…

The advocate shall be authorized to request an investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation of any complaint of criminal misconduct involving a child. History. — Code 1981, § 15-11-746, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

— In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under former Civil Code 1895, § 2528, former Code 1873, § 1812, and former Code 1933, §§ 49-113 and 113-1402 are included in the annotations for this Code section. Inventory as admission. — Inventory required by …

Adjudication hearing. Disposition hearing; time limitations; disposition of a child in need of services. Duration of disposition orders. Probation revocation. Disposition reviews; time limitations. PART 7 MENTAL HEALTH Comprehensive services plan for child found unrestorably inco…

Purpose of article. Definitions. Stay of proceedings regarding child who may not be mentally competent to stand trial; appointment of attorney; tolling of time periods. Evaluation of a child’s mental condition; procedures; written reports; additional evaluations. Transfer of proce…

Eligibility of subversive persons to hold office or position in government, § 16-11-12. Eligibility and qualifications of candidates for public office, §§ 21-2-5 through 21-2-8.

Summons, answer, and time limitations. Appointment of attorney and guardian ad litem; affidavits of adults supporting emancipation. Standard of proof. Emancipation hearing; findings. Rescission of emancipation order. Rights of emancipated child; limitations of parental obligations…

sections formerly codified at this chapter and enacted the current chapter. The former chapter consisted of Code Sections 15-11-1 through 15-11-3, 15-11-3.1, 15-11-4, 15-11-4.1, 15-11-5, 15-11-5.1, 15-11-6 through 15-11-9, 15-11-9.1, 15-11-10 through 15-11-17, 15-11-17.1 (Part 1 o…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Array’’ means the body of persons subject to voir dire from which the final jury and alternate jurors are selected. (2) ‘‘Choose’’ or ‘‘chosen’’ means the act of randomly selecting potential jurors from the county master jury list in a man…

(a)(1) Any person who shows that he or she will be engaged during his or her term of jury duty as a trial or grand juror in work necessary to the public health, safety, or good order or who shows other good cause why he or she should be exempt from jury duty may have his or her j…

If any person is duly summoned to appear as a trial or grand juror at court and neglects or refuses to appear, or if any juror absents himself or herself without leave of the court, such neglect, refusal, or absence may, after notice and hearing, be punished as contempt of court.…

(a) In all counties having a population of 600,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1990 or any future such census, the judges of the superior court of such counties, by a majority vote of all of them, shall have the power to appoint a jury clerk and suc…

(a) In all counties of this state where the chief superior court judge of the county had the power to appoint a jury clerk on January 1, 2011, the chief judge of the superior court of such counties shall continue to have the power to appoint a jury clerk and such other personnel …

Any person summoned to serve as a juror in any court of this state shall be excused from such service during his attendance as a legislator in the General Assembly. (Ga. L. 1905, p. 93, § 2; Penal Code 1910, § 828; Code 1933, § 59-113.)

No person shall be allowed to serve on the trial jury of the superior court or on any trial jury in other courts for more than four weeks in any one year unless he or she is actually engaged in the trial of a case when the four weeks expire, in which case he or she shall be disch…

(a) Any person who has served as a trial or grand juror at any session of the superior or state courts shall be ineligible for duty as a juror until the next succeeding county master jury list has been received by the clerk. (b) In addition to any other qualifications provided un…

Whenever a term of court is not held because of the nonattendance of the judge or for some other cause, the jurors summoned for such term of court shall serve at the next succeeding term. (Laws 1805, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 550; Code 1863, § 3848; Code 1868, § 3868; Code 1873, § 3…

In all cases in the superior, state, or city courts in which services are performed by a special criminal bailiff of any of such courts, the same fees shall be charged as costs as are provided by law for similar services when performed by a sheriff. When collected, the fees shall…

(a) The first grand jury impaneled at the fall term of the superior courts of the several counties shall fix: (1) The compensation of court bailiffs in the superior courts of such counties for the next succeeding year, such compensation not to be less than $5.00 per diem. The sam…

If in any county no grand jury is impaneled in the fall of any year, then, as to such county, the expense allowance provided for in Code Section 15-12-7 shall remain as fixed by the grand jury for the preceding year. (Orig. Code 1863, § 3846; Code 1868, § 3866; Ga. L. 1871-72, p.…

The persons who appear in answer to the summons for trial or grand jury service shall receive the expense allowance for the day of their appearance even if they are not sworn as jurors. (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 225, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 874; Penal Code 1910, § 879; Code 1933, § 59-…

State, 276 Ga. 158, 575 S.E.2d 462 (2003) (decided under former O.C.G.A. § 15-12-40). Disparity met constitutional requirements. — Trial court did not err in denying the defendant’s motion to quash the indictment based on the racial composition of the grand jury list because an a…

(a) After July 1, 2011, the council shall compile a state-wide master jury list. The council shall facilitate updating of all information relative to jurors on the state-wide master jury list and county master jury lists. (b) After July 1, 2011, upon the council’s request, the De…

On and after July 1, 2012, upon the request of a party or his or her attorney, the clerk shall make available for review by such persons the county master jury list. (Code 1981, § 15-12-43.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 59, § 1-21/HB 415.)

The state-wide master jury lists and county master jury lists shall be safeguarded against catastrophic, routine, or any other form of loss or destruction, and on and after July 1, 2012, the council shall develop, implement, and provide a state-wide system to ensure that jury dat…

If juries have not been chosen for any regular term of the superior court and there is not sufficient time for choosing and summoning prospective trial and grand jurors to serve at the regular term, the judge of the superior court for the county in which the failure has occurred,…

(a) The chief judge of the superior court of any county to which this part applies, on his own motion or on petition of any elected public official of the county or of a municipality lying wholly or partially within the county, may request the judges of the superior court of the …

(a) When a special grand jury is impaneled pursuant to Code Section 15-12-100, the chief judge of the superior court of the county shall assign a judge of the superior court of the county to supervise and assist the special grand jury in carrying out its investigation and duties.…

This part shall apply only to grand juries of counties and consolidated city-county governments of this state having a population of 70,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census. Except as otherwise provided by this part, the la…

(a) Any citizen of this state 18 years of age or older who has resided in the county for at least six months preceding the time of service shall be eligible and liable to serve as a grand juror. (b) Any person who holds any elective office in state or local government or who has …

(a) A grand jury shall consist of not less than 16 nor more than 23 persons. The votes of at least 12 grand jurors shall be necessary to find a bill of indictment or to make a presentment. Three alternate grand jurors may be sworn and, subject to the maximum number fixed in this …

The clerk shall choose a sufficient number of persons to serve as grand jurors from the county master jury list in the same manner as trial jurors are chosen. The clerk, not less than 20 days before the commencement of each term of court at which a regular grand jury is impaneled…

In any term of court when the public interest requires it, the court, on application of the district attorney, may empanel one or more concurrent grand juries. (Ga. L. 1871-72, p. 47, § 3; Code 1873, § 3936; Code 1882, § 3936; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 41, § 1; Penal Code 1895, § 862; P…

On and after July 1, 2012, the clerk shall be authorized to mail all summonses by first-class mail addressed to the prospective jurors’ most notorious places of abode at least 25 days prior to the date of the court the prospective jurors shall attend. Failure to receive the notic…

(a) Prior to empaneling, swearing, and charging the grand jury, the presiding judge and the district attorney may examine prospective grand jurors as to their qualifications to serve as provided in Code Sections 15-12-4 and 15-12-60. Such examination shall be conducted after the …