2020 Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 2 - Department of Labor
§ 34-2-14. Authorization to Establish and Administer Pretrial Intervention Programs

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 34-2-14 (2020)
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The Georgia Department of Labor shall have the authorization to enter into agreements with district attorneys and solicitors-general of the several judicial circuits of this state for the purpose of establishing pretrial intervention programs in such judicial circuits. The Georgia Department of Labor shall be authorized to administer all such programs pursuant to said agreement.

(Ga. L. 1982, p. 1093, § 2; Code 1981, §34-2-15, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1093, § 4; Code 1981, §34-2-14, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 18.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1985, p. 708, § 3, repealed former Code Section 34-2-14 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 1093, §§ 1, 3), relating to creation of the Correctional Services Division within the Georgia Department of Labor, and redesignated former Code Section 34-2-15 as this Code section.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Dismissal of charges against person completing program.

- If an indictment or accusation has been filed against a person who successfully completes a pretrial diversion program, consent of the court is required before the criminal charge can be dismissed. If the person completes the pretrial diversion program prior to the filing of an indictment or accusation, consent of the court is not required. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U88-25.

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