History. Code 1981, § 49-5-281 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 157, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 646, § 1/SB 188; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 4-61/HB 242; Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 18-3/HB 553.
The 2013 amendment, effective January 1, 2014, substituted “Code Section 15-11-201” for “Code Section 15-11-58” in paragraph (a)(15); and, in paragraph (a)(18), inserted “initial and”, inserted “in accordance with Code Section 15-11-216”, inserted “in accordance with Code Section 15-11-217”, and substituted “in accordance with Code Section 31-2-6, and permanency plan hearings in accordance with Code Section 15-11-230” for “, permanency hearings, and motions to extend custody, in accordance with Code Section 15-11-58”. See editor’s note for applicability.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, deleted “the representatives of Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children and other” following “consultation with” near the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (e).
Cross references.
Counting attendance for student attending court proceedings on foster care, § 20-2-692.2 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, “no later than July 1, 2005” was substituted for “within one year of the effective date of the article” at the end of subsection (c).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, “effect” was substituted for “affect” in paragraph (a)(10).
Editor’s notes.
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.