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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-9-158. Qualifications of assistant prosecuting attorneys; assistance by qualified law student or law school graduate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-9-158. Qualifications of assistant prosecuting attorneys; assistance by qualified law student or law school graduate.

(a) Any assistant prosecuting attorney or other attorney at law employed by the county for the purposes of prosecuting in the probate court shall be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia.

(b) A qualified law student or law school graduate who is allowed to practice pursuant to Code Section 15-18-22 or the Supreme Court of Georgia’s rules governing such practice may assist in the prosecution of cases in the probate court.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-9-158, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 565, § 1/SB 120.