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Juvenile criminal procedure in Athens GA
?A law enforcement officer may detain a juvenile for either a felony or misdemeanor violation. However unlike the case with adults, the law enforcement officer do not have to personally witness a misdemeanor to take the juvenile into custody. He needs only probable cause to believe it was committed. He may even arrest upon reasonable cause to believe the minor a truant. After arresting a minor, the officer then has numerous options. He may release him with a simple warning or release him and direct 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 should not be put in with adult offenders.
The Officer is required to immediately inform the minors parent or guardian of the arrest. The minor is permitted 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 his arrest. The Probation Officer has the power 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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