Section 15-11-50. (Effective until January 1, 2014) Commitment of child to penal institution prohibited

   A child shall not be committed to a penal institution or other facility used primarily for the execution of sentences of persons convicted of a crime; provided, however, that this Code section shall not be construed as prohibiting the direct commitment of a child to the custody of the Department of Corrections for detention in a designated youth confinement unit as provided in this article.

Ga. L. 1915, p. 35, §§ 12, 19; Code 1933, §§ 24-2412, 24-2419; Ga. L. 1950, p. 367, § 19; Ga. L. 1951, p. 291, § 19; Ga. L. 1968, p. 1013, § 10; Code 1933, § 24A-2401, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 709, § 1; Code 1981, § 15-11-38; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1017, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1930, § 3; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1983, § 12; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1012, § 23; Ga. L. 1996, p. 823, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1064, § 5; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1453, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 15; Code 1981, § 15-11-50, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 20, § 1.