History. Code 1981, § 15-11-710 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-16/HB 310; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1-8/SB 367; Ga. L. 2020, p. 181, § 2/HB 993.
The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, inserted “or” preceding “49-5-45” and deleted “49-5-183, 49-5-184, 49-5-185, or 49-5-186,” near the end of the first sentence of subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment by this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.
Law reviews.
For article, “Evidence,” see 27 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011).
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 9 - Access to Hearings and Records
§ 15-11-700. Admission to Hearings of General Public and Media
§ 15-11-701. Sealing of Files and Records; Hearings; Limitations on Disclosure; Identity of Victim
§ 15-11-702. Children’s Fingerprints, Photographs, and Names
§ 15-11-703. Use of Disposition and Evidence
§ 15-11-705. Child in Need of Services Records; Penalty for Disclosure
§ 15-11-707. Notice to School Superintendent
§ 15-11-709. Preservation and Destruction of Records; Computer Retrieval