History. Code 1981, § 49-4A-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 24; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, §§ 1, 3; Ga. L. 2016, p. 443, § 2-6/SB 367.
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, near the end of subsection (a), substituted “within this state” for “within the state”; designated the existing provisions of subsection (b) as paragraph (b)(1), and, in paragraph (b)(1), substituted “Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the” for “The” at the beginning of the first sentence; added paragraph (b)(2); substituted “within this state” for “within the state” near the end of the second sentence of paragraph (c)(1); and added “, except as otherwise provided in Code Section 20-2-2084.1” at the end of subsection (h).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Transfer of student records, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Regional Educational Services, § 160-5-1-.14.
Law reviews.
For article on the 2016 amendment of this Code section, see 33 Georgia St. U. L. Rev. 139 (2016).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice
§ 49-4A-6. Rules and Regulations
§ 49-4A-7. Powers and Duties of Department
§ 49-4A-9. Sentence of Youthful Offenders; Modification of Order; Review; Participation in Programs
§ 49-4A-10. Escape From Juvenile Detention Facility; Petition; Commitment
§ 49-4A-11. Aiding or Encouraging Child to Escape; Hindering Apprehension of Child
§ 49-4A-12. Special School District
§ 49-4A-13. Family Attention Home; Assessment of Risk and Plan of Care
§ 49-4A-14. Compensation for Damage to Apparel by Youth Under Custody
§ 49-4A-16. Unlawful Crossing or Passage of Certain Items Across Guard Lines; Penalty