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GA HB1104
Bill
Status
Passed
6/4/2010
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Abrams
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AI Summary
- Requires the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Council of Juvenile Court Judges of Georgia to establish and monitor a graduated alternative sanctions program for children on probation, implemented in each judicial circuit in consultation with the juvenile court judge
- Graduated alternative sanctions may include community service, electronic monitoring, increased reporting or intensive supervision, home confinement, day or evening reporting centers, or treatment intervention
- Allows courts to use secure detention for juvenile probation violators only in cases involving another adjudicated delinquent act where the child has failed to respond to graduated alternative sanctions, an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, or an offense that would be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature
- Requires a judicial finding of fact that the child has failed to respond to graduated alternative sanctions before secure detention can be imposed for a probation violation involving another delinquent act
Legislative Description
Juvenile proceedings; graduated sanctions and secure detention for probation violators; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2010
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/30/2010
Judiciary - Non-Civil2/5/2010
Full Bill Text
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