Muscogee County GA Juvenile arrest criminal law firm

Muscogee County GA Juvenile arrest criminal law firm

Juvenile justice procedure in Chattahoochee County GA

?A law enforcement officer may arrest a juvenile for either a felony or misdemeanor offense. But unlike the case with adults, the law enforcement officer need not personally witness a misdemeanor to take the juvenile into custody. He needs simply probable cause to believe it was committed. He can also arrest upon reasonable cause to believe the minor a truant. After detaining a minor, the officer then has various options. He may release him with a mere warning or release him and refer him to appear before a community agency for counseling. He can release him and issue a citation to appear before a Probation Officer for further action, or he may directly have him detained in custody by Juvenile Detention Authorities. The minor will not be put in with adult offenders.

The Officer must immediately notify the minors parent or guardian of the detention. The minor is allowed two completed phone calls, to a parent and also to a lawyer. If the officer decides on detention, he must present the minor before a Probation Officer within 24 hours of the arrest. The Probation Officer has the authority to release the minor, order informal counseling, informal probation, or order a petition filed against him, upon release or while kept in custody.

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