As used in this part, the term:
History. Code 1981, § 45-9-102 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 283, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 45; Ga. L. 2002, p. 660, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1259, § 9; Ga. L. 2003, p. 772, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 334, § 27-2/HB 501; Code 1981, § 45-9-101 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 2008, p. 470, § 1/SB 254; Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 45/SB 46; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 45/HB 79; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-51/HB 242; Ga. L. 2014, p. 382, § 3/SB 324; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-97/HB 310; Ga. L. 2020, p. 515, § 14/SB 342.
The 2013 amendments. —
The first 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “State Forestry Commission” for “Georgia Forestry Commission” in the middle of subparagraph (3)(C) and substituted “the commissioner of juvenile justice” for “commissioner of juvenile justice of the Department of Juvenile Justice” in the middle of the second sentence of paragraph (7). The second 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, in the second sentence of paragraph (7), deleted “of the Department of Juvenile Justice” preceding “pursuant to”, substituted “who have” for “, which employees have”, substituted “delinquent children and any child with a pending juvenile court case alleging the child to be a child in need of services who has” for “delinquent and unruly children who have” and substituted “who has broken” for “who have broken”. See editor’s note for applicability.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, inserted “, or the supervision of delinquent children under intensive supervision in the community,” in the middle of the second sentence of paragraph (7).
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, inserted “the commissioner of community supervision who have the duty to supervise children adjudicated for a Class A designated felony act or Class B designated felony act after release from restrictive custody, as such terms are defined in Code Section 15-11-2, and” near the middle of paragraph (7). See editor’s note for applicability.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “Volunteer Fire Service” for “Firefighter Standards and Training” in subparagraph (3)(B).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, Code Section 45-9-101, as enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 768, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 45-9-71.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 470, § 2/SB 254, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to all incidents occurring on or after July 1, 2008.
Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 5-1/HB 242, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014, and shall apply to all offenses which occur and juvenile proceedings commenced on and after such date. Any offense occurring before January 1, 2014, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such offense and shall be considered a prior adjudication for the purpose of imposing a disposition that provides for a different penalty for subsequent adjudications, of whatever class, pursuant to this Act. The enactment of this Act shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before January 1, 2014, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecutions.”
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 on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).