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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-10-8.1. Fee for legal defense services as condition of probation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-10-8.1. Fee for legal defense services as condition of probation.

In any case in which a defendant receives legal defense services pursuant to Chapter 12 of Title 17 where the defendant has not paid the application fee required by Code Section 15-21A-6 and the court has not waived such fee at the time of sentencing, the court shall impose such fee as a condition of probation.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-10-8.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 752, § 2/SB 503.