Chapter 12. Legal Defense of Indigents
Article 1. Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
- OCGA § 17-12-1 Short Title; Georgia Public Defender Council; Responsibilities
- OCGA § 17-12-2 Definitions
- OCGA § 17-12-3 Council Created; Membership
- OCGA § 17-12-4 Authority of Council; Annual Audit
- OCGA § 17-12-5 Director; Qualifications; Powers and Responsibilities
- OCGA § 17-12-6 Assistance of Council to Public Defenders
- OCGA § 17-12-7 Councilmembers; Responsibilities; Voting; Removal; Quorum; Meetings; Officers; Expenses
- OCGA § 17-12-8 [Repealed] Approval By Council of Programs For Representation of Indigents; Public Access to Policies and Standards
- OCGA § 17-12-9 Continuing Legal Education For Public Defenders and Staff
- OCGA § 17-12-10 Annual Reporting
- OCGA § 17-12-10.1 Legislative Oversight Committee Created; Membership; Audits
- OCGA § 17-12-10.2 Civil Liability
- OCGA § 17-12-11 Mental Health Advocacy Division; Duties, Responsibilities, and Management
- OCGA § 17-12-12 Georgia Capital Defender Division; Duties, Responsibilities, and Management
- OCGA § 17-12-12.1 Payment of Attorney In Event of Conflict of Interest In Capital Cases; Number of Attorneys Appointed; County Governing Authority's Financial Responsibility; Expenses
- OCGA § 17-12-13 [Repealed] Effective Date of Article
- OCGA § 17-12-14 Applicability of Article
Article 2. Circuit Public Defenders
- OCGA § 17-12-20 Public Defender Selection Panel For Each Circuit; Appointment of Public Defender; Removal; Vacancies
- OCGA § 17-12-21 Qualifications For Public Defender Position
- OCGA § 17-12-22 Procedure For Appointment of Attorneys For Indigent Defendants In Event of Public Defender's Conflict of Interest; Identification of Conflict
- OCGA § 17-12-23 Cases In Which Public Defender Representation Required; Timing of Representation; Juvenile Divisions; Contracts With Local Governments
- OCGA § 17-12-24 Financial Eligibility For Indigent Defense Services Representation; Operation of Public Defender's Office
- OCGA § 17-12-25 Salary of Public Defender; Private Practice Prohibited
- OCGA § 17-12-25.1 Accountability Court Supplement
- OCGA § 17-12-26 Budget of the Council
- OCGA § 17-12-27 Appointment of Assistant Public Defenders; Salary; Promotions
- OCGA § 17-12-28 Appointment of Investigator; Role and Responsibilities; Compensation; Promotions
- OCGA § 17-12-29 Employment of Supplemental Personnel; Compensation
- OCGA § 17-12-30 Classification of Personnel; Responsibilities; Compensation; Local Supplements
- OCGA § 17-12-31 Employment of Additional Personnel
- OCGA § 17-12-32 Contracting With the Council For Personnel Paid By Local Government
- OCGA § 17-12-33 Assistant Public Defenders' Private Practice of Law Or Concurrent Judicial Service Prohibited; Admission to Bar In Georgia
- OCGA § 17-12-34 Pro Rata Sharing of Expenses and Resources By Counties In Each Circuit
- OCGA § 17-12-35 Acceptance of Other Funding
- OCGA § 17-12-36 Alternative Delivery System; Annual Review of Operations By Council; Record Keeping
- OCGA § 17-12-37 Effective Date of Article
- OCGA § 17-12-38 [Repealed]
- OCGA § 17-12-38.1 [Repealed]
- OCGA § 17-12-39 [Repealed]
Article 3. Law Students and Staff Instructors
- OCGA § 17-12-40 Definitions
- OCGA § 17-12-41 Assistance of Public Defender By Third-Year Law Student Or Staff Instructor
- OCGA § 17-12-42 Judge May Prescribe Type of Assistance Provided By Law Student Or Staff Instructor; Certification By Law School Dean
- OCGA § 17-12-43 Clerk of Court to Maintain Records; Limited Period of Assistance
- OCGA § 17-12-44 Exception to Qualification Requirements For Public Defender Or Assistant Public Defender
- OCGA § 17-12-45 Effective Date of Article
Article 3a. Recovery of Public Defender Costs
Article 4. Confirmation of Indigency
Article 5. Multicounty Public Defender
Article 6. [Repealed]