15-11-78
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15-11-78.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by subsection (b) of this Code section, the general
public shall be excluded from hearings involving delinquency, deprivation, or
unruliness. Only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, persons accompanying a
party for his or her assistance, and any other persons as the court finds have a
proper interest in the proceeding or in the work of the court may be admitted by
the court. The court may temporarily exclude the child from the hearing except
while allegations of his or her delinquency or unruly conduct are being heard.
(b)
The general public shall be admitted to:
(1)
An adjudicatory hearing involving an allegation of a designated felony pursuant
to Code Section 15-11-63;
(2)
An adjudicatory hearing involving an allegation of delinquency brought in the
interest of any child who has previously been adjudicated delinquent; provided,
however, the court shall close any delinquency hearing on an allegation of
sexual assault or any delinquency hearing at which any party expects to
introduce substantial evidence related to matters of deprivation;
(3)
Any child support hearing;
(4)
Any hearing in a legitimation action filed pursuant to Code Section 19-7-22;
or
(5)
At the court´s discretion, any dispositional hearing involving any
proceeding under this article.