Section 17-7-3 – List of children in detention pending trial provided to chief judge and prosecuting attorney

May 11, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Georgia

The official in charge of any facility in which a child is detained pending trial in the superior, state, or juvenile courts, including but not limited to sheriffs, regional jail authorities, and the Department of Juvenile Justice, shall furnish at least once a week a list of all children so detained to the chief judge, or his or her designee, and the prosecuting attorney for the court or courts having jurisdiction to adjudicate the case against the child. The list shall include the following information pertaining to each child:

(1) The child’s name;
(2) The date of arrest;
(3) The offense charged or other reason for being held;
(4) The amount of the bond, if known; and
(5) Whether the child is represented by an attorney and, if represented, the name of the attorney.

OCGA § 17-7-3

Added by 2006 Ga. Laws 475,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2006.