Georgia Code
Article 3 - Conduct of Proceedings
§ 17-8-55. Testimony of Child Less Than 17 Years Old Outside Physical Presence of Accused

History. Code 1981, § 17-8-55 , enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 205, § 1/HB 804; Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 2-6/SB 158.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “16-6-14,” following “16-6-11,” in subsection (b). See Editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Former Code Section 17-8-55, relating to judge’s expression of opinion as to matters proved or guilt of accused, was redesignated as Code Section 17-8-57 by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1190, § 1.
Ga. L. 2014, p. 205, § 1/HB 804, effective July 1, 2014, repealed former Code Section 17-8-55, pertaining to testimony of child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television, and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1985, p. 1190, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 17; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1377, § 1.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 1-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Anti-Human Trafficking Protective Response Act.’ ”
Ga. L. 2019, p. 74, § 3-1/SB 158, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2019, and shall apply to offenses which occur on or after that date. Any offense occurring before July 1, 2019, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense, and any resulting conviction shall be considered a prior conviction for the purpose of imposing a sentence that provides for a different penalty for a subsequent conviction.”
Law reviews.
For comment, “Child Sexual Abuse: A New Decade for the Protection of Our Children?,” see 39 Emory L.J. 581 (1990).
For article on the 2014 enactment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 75 (2014).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2019).

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