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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 15 - COURTS
CHAPTER 11 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
ARTICLE 1 - JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS
PART 5 - ARREST AND DETENTION
§ 15-11-50 - Commitment of child to penal institution prohibited
O.C.G.A. 15-11-50 (2010)15-11-50. 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.
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