Georgia Code
Chapter 4A - Department of Juvenile Justice
§ 49-4A-17. Introduction of Certain Items Into Juvenile Detention Facility Prohibited; Commerce With Incarcerated Youth

History. Code 1981, § 49-4A-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 2/SB 366; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 3-13/HB 242.
Effective date. —
This Code section became effective July 1, 2012. See editor’s note for applicability.
The 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, substituted “facility” for “center” throughout this Code section; substituted “detention facility” for “detention center or youth development center” in paragraph (a)(1) and subsection (b); and, in subsection (b), substituted “child” for “youth” in the first sentence. See editor’s note for applicability.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 1339, § 3/SB 366, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Code section shall apply to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2012.
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.

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