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# O.C.G.A. § 17-12-37. Effective date of article.

This article shall become effective on January 1, 2005; provided, however, that the council and the circuit public defender selection panels shall be authorized to take administrative actions as may be necessary or appropriate to prepare for and phase-in full implementation of this article on or after December 31, 2003.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-12-37, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.