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O.C.G.A. § 15-11-28

Privilege against self-incrimination

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 86 Cal. App. 4th 1198 - Manduley v. Superior Court (2001)

Most recently applied in 89 Cal. App. 4th 1 - Resendiz v. Superior Court (August 2001)

— Code 1981, § 15-11-28, enacted by Ga

(a) No admission, confession, or incriminating information obtained from a child in the course of any screening that is undertaken in conjunction with proceedings under this chapter, including but not limited to court ordered screenings, shall be admitted into evidence in any adjudication hearing in which a child is accused under this chapter. Such admission, confession, or incriminating information may be considered by the court at disposition.

(b) No admission, confession, or incriminating information obtained from a child in the course of any assessment or evaluation, or any treatment that is undertaken in conjunction with proceedings under this chapter, including but not limited to court ordered detention or risk assessments and evaluations, shall be admitted into evidence against such child, except as rebuttal or impeachment evidence, or used as a basis for such evidence in any future adjudication hearing or criminal proceeding in which such child is accused. Such admission, confession, or incriminating information may be considered by the court at dispo-

sition.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.