Preliminary Hearing for Alleged Violation of Probation

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  1. Whenever an options system probationer is arrested on a warrant for an alleged violation of probation, an informal preliminary hearing shall be held within a reasonable time not to exceed 15 days.
  2. A preliminary hearing shall not be required when:
    1. The probationer is not under arrest on a warrant;
    2. The probationer signed a waiver of a preliminary hearing; or
    3. The administrative hearing referred to in Code Section 42-3-115 will be held within 15 days of arrest.

(Code 1981, §42-3-114, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 1-1/HB 310.)


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