TITLE 42 Penal Institutions 42-8-60. Probation prior to adjudication of guilt; violation of probation; review of criminal record by judge., O.C.G.A. § 42-8-60
Summary
(a) When a defendant has not been previously convicted of a felony, the court may, upon a guilty verdict or plea of guilty or nolo contendere and before an adjudication of guilt, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the defendant, defer further proceedings and:
(b) The court shall not sentence a defendant under the provisions of this article unless the court has reviewed the defendant’s criminal record as such is on file with the Georgia Crime Information Center.
(c) When a court imposes a sentence pursuant to this article, it:
(1) Shall state in its sentencing order the prospective effective date of the defendant being exonerated of guilt and discharged as a matter of law, assuming the defendant successfully complies with its sentencing order, provided that such date may not have taken into account the awarding of credit for time served in custody; and