Section 15-11-38. (Effective until January 1, 2014) Who may make petition  


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  •    Subject to Code Section 15-11-37, the petition alleging delinquency, deprivation, or unruliness of a child may be made by any person, including a law enforcement officer, who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed and believes that they are true.
Ga. L. 1915, p. 35, § 3; Code 1933, § 24-2403; Ga. L. 1950, p. 367, § 12; Code 1933, § 24A-1602, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 709, § 1; Code 1981, § 15-11-24; Code 1981, § 15-11-38, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 1.