GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 15. COURTS |
Chapter 11. JUVENILE CODE |
Article 6. DELINQUENCY |
Part 7. SUMMONS AND SERVICE |
Section 15-11-530. (Effective January 1, 2014) Issuance of summons
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- (a) The court shall direct the issuance of a summons to a child and his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian requiring them to appear before the court at the time fixed to answer the allegations of a petition alleging delinquency. A copy of the petition shall accompany the summons.
(b) The summons shall state that a party shall be entitled to have an attorney in the proceedings and that the court will appoint an attorney if the party is an indigent person.
Code 1981, § 15-11-530, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.