(a) When a child enters a denial to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the first witness is sworn at the adjudication hearing.(b) When a child enters an admission to a petition alleging his or her delinquency, jeopardy attaches when the court accepts the admission.Added by 2013 Ga. Laws 127,§ 1-1, eff. 1/1/2014.
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