Section 15-11-37. (Effective until January 1, 2014) Preliminary determination prerequisite to filing of petition

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A petition alleging delinquency, deprivation, or unruliness of a child shall not be filed unless the court or a person authorized by the court has determined and endorsed upon the petition that the filing of the petition is in the best interest of the public and the child.

Ga. L. 1950, p. 367, § 12; Code 1933, § 24A-1601, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 709, § 1; Code 1981, § 15-11-23; Code 1981, § 15-11-37, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 1.

                    
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