Rule 62. CERTIORARI

(1) Any minor to whom a juvenile court has denied a waiver of notice under OCGA § 15-11-684(c) and whose appeal to the Court of Appeals has been denied may obtain expedited treatment of a petition for certiorari by filing a petition in this Court.

(2) A notice of intention to apply for certiorari shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court of Appeals within 24 hours after the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the disposition of the juvenile court, and the petition for certiorari shall be filed in this Court within 48 hours after the judgment.

(3) Within 24 hours after receiving notice, the Clerk of the Court of Appeals shall prepare the record of the case and a certified copy of the Court of Appeals' opinion and judgment for use by the Supreme Court.

(4) Time shall be computed as set out in Rule 11.

(5) The requirements of Part VII – CERTIORARI are not applicable. The requirement for payment of a filing fee is waived.

(6) Upon receipt of the petition, any response, the record of the case, and a certified copy of the Court of Appeals' opinion, this Court shall take the petition under consideration and shall grant or deny the petition within two days of receipt of the record and certified opinion.

(7) If certiorari is granted, this Court will render a decision within five days following the grant of certiorari.

(8) If the decision of this Court or the denial of the petition for certiorari has the effect of affirming the judgment of the juvenile court, the minor may file a motion for reconsideration and the same will be governed by Rule 27, except that such a motion shall be filed within five days from the date of the decision of this Court and may be filed out of term. Any such motion will be decided by the Court within five days of the filing thereof.