Georgia § 15-11-475 - Right to attorney; waiver.
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§ 15-11-475. Right to attorney; waiver.
An alleged delinquent child shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at all proceedings under this article. A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of an alleged delinquent child shall not waive his or her child's right to be represented by an attorney. An alleged delinquent child may waive the right to an attorney under limited circumstances as set forth in subsection (b) of Code Section 15-11-511, but if a child's liberty is in jeopardy, he or she shall be represented by an attorney. Upon a motion by an attorney for an alleged delinquent child, together with written permission of such child, a judge shall issue an order providing that such child's attorney shall have access to all dependency, school, hospital, physician, or other health or mental health care records relating for such child. (Code 1981, § 15-11-475 , enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.) Cross references. - Cases in which public defender representation required; timing of representation; juvenile divisions; contract with local governments, O.C.G.A. § 17-12-32 . Law reviews. - For article, "Georgia's Juvenile Code: New Law for the New Year," see 19 Ga. St. B. J. 13 (Dec. 2013).
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