Allen v. Ladson

Eberhardt, Judge.

Section 9 of the Juvenile Court Act (Ga. L. 1951, p. 291, as amended by Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1013, 1019; Code Ann. § 24-2408) provides:

“The juvenile court shall have original jurisdiction concerning any child under seventeen (17) years of age living or found within the county: (1) Who is alleged to have violated or attempted to violate any federal, State or local law or municipal ordinance, regardless of where the violation occurred.”

Section 12 of the Act, as amended by Ga. L. 1968, pp. 1013, 1022, provides: “Any person having knowledge or information that a child is within the…