Georgia Statutes

§ 15-11-604 — Credit for time served

Georgia § 15-11-604

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O.C.G.A. § 15-11-604 (2026).

Text

(a)A child adjudicated to have committed a delinquent act shall be given credit for each day spent in a secure residential facility, a nonsecure residential facility, or any institution or facility for the treatment or examination of a physical or mental disability awaiting adjudication, pending disposition and in connection with and resulting from a court order entered in the proceedings for which the disposition was imposed and in any institution or facility for treatment or examination of a physical or mental disability. Such credit shall be applied toward the child's disposition.
(b)Subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to dispositions for all offenses, whether classified as violations, misdemeanors, or felonies.

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Related

In the Interest of E. B., a Child
777 S.E.2d 705 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2015)
4 case citations
In the Interest of D. D., a Child
782 S.E.2d 728 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2016)

Legislative History

Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 635,§ 1-45, eff. 4/28/2014. Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.

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