Ga. Code § 15-11-477

Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapter 709
Section 15-11-477 - Orders for behavioral health evaluations
(a) At any time prior to the issuance of a final dispositional order, the court may order a behavioral health evaluation of a child alleged to be or adjudicated as a delinquent child which may be conducted by DBHDD or a private psychologist or psychiatrist.
(b) The court shall order and give consideration to the results of a child's behavioral health evaluation before ordering a child adjudicated for a class A designated felony act or class B designated felony act placed in restrictive custody; provided, however, that such order shall not be required if the court has considered the results of a prior behavioral health evaluation of such child that had been completed in the preceding six months.
(c) Statements made by a child during a behavioral health evaluation shall only be admissible into evidence as provided in Code Section 15-11-479.

OCGA § 15-11-477

Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.