Georgia Code
Article 4 - Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program
§ 15-18-80. Policy and Procedure

History. Code 1981, § 15-18-80 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1115, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 420, § 1/HB 718; Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 2-3/HB 1176; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 1-9/SB 367; Ga. L. 2018, p. 906, § 1/SB 369; Ga. L. 2019, p. 787, § 1/SB 73.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, added the last sentence in subsection (a).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in subsection (f), deleted “and collect” following “assess” in the first sentence, inserted “collected by the clerk of court and” in the third sentence, and added the fourth sentence.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (f), added the proviso at the end of the third sentence, and deleted the former last sentence, which read: “For purposes of subsection (a.1) of Code Section 47-17-60, the clerk of court shall provide the political subdivision all relevant records and completed forms for compliance with such Code section.”
Cross references.
Authorization to establish and administer pretrial intervention programs, § 34-2-14 .
Pretrial release and diversion programs, T. 42, C. 8, A. 5.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 899, § 9-1(a)/HB 1176, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2012, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2012, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction for the same type of offense, of whatever degree or level, pursuant to this Act.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2012 amendment of this Code section, see 29 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 290 (2012).
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).