Georgia House Bill 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-04 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to juvenile proceedings, so as to admit the general public to hearings in juvenile court with certain exceptions; to authorize juvenile court to close a hearing under exceptional circumstances upon its own motion or by a motion of a party; to prohibit the inspection of files and records by the general public of a proceeding in juvenile court without an order of the court; to permit certain persons, the Division of Family and Children Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and certain service providers to inspect files and records without an order of the court; to provide that certain records may be sealed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Juvenile proceedings; admit general public to hearings; provisions

Rep. Judith Manning [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-04		House Second Readers
2009-03-03		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/27685
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb616_LC_36_1368_a_2.htm