Section 15-11-420. (Effective January 1, 2014) Authority to file petition

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A petition alleging that a child is a child in need of services may be made by any person, including a law enforcement officer, who has knowledge of the facts alleged or is informed and believes that such facts are true. Such petition shall not be filed unless the court or a person authorized by the court has determined and endorsed on the petition that the filing of the petition is in the best interests of the public and such child.

Code 1981, § 15-11-420, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

                    
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