Georgia Code
Part 9 - Transfers
§ 15-11-561. Waiver of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Transfer to Superior Court

History. Code 1981, § 15-11-561 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 1-13/HB 361; Ga. L. 2017, p. 500, § 2-3/SB 160.
Cross references.
Duties of the clerk of the Juvenile Court, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 2.2(a).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2017, p. 500, § 1-1/SB 160, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Back the Badge Act of 2017.’ ”
Law reviews.
For article suggesting upward adjustment to age 15 of the age of criminal responsibility and creation of a rebuttable presumption of adult accountability for youths aged 15 to 18, see 23 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (1972).
For article, “An Outline of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction with Focus on Child Custody,” see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 275 (1973).
For comment on J. W. A. v. State of Ga., 233 Ga. 683 , 212 S.E.2d 849 , 1975 Ga. LEXIS 1421 (1975) see 27 Mercer L. Rev. 335 (1975).
For article, “The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia’s Juvenile Courts,” see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008).
For article on the 2017 amendment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 89 (2017).
For annual survey on criminal law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (2017).

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