Georgia § 15-11-405 - Termination of proceedings relating to a runaway child.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 15-11-405 — Termination of proceedings relating to a runaway child., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-11-405. Termination of proceedings relating to a runaway child.
Any proceeding or other processes or actions alleging for the first time that a child is a runaway shall be terminated or dismissed upon the request of such child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian or a prosecuting attorney. (Code 1981, § 15-11-405 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242; Ga. L. 2015, p. 540, § 2-2/HB 361.)
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