Any peace officer may assume temporary custody, during school hours, of any child subject to compulsory school attendance who is found away from home and who is absent from a public or private school or a home study program without a valid written excuse from school officials or from the parent or guardian in charge of the home study program.
History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 768, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1266, § 5.
Cross references.
Custody and release of child, § 15-11-500 et seq.