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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-12-44. Exception to qualification requirements for public defender or assistant public defender.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-12-44. Exception to qualification requirements for public defender or assistant public defender.

Any third-year law student or staff instructor authorized to assist a circuit public defender under this article is not required to possess the qualifications for appointment to the office of circuit public defender or appointment as an assistant circuit public defender as provided in Article 1 of this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 17-12-44, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, ‘‘article’’ was substituted for ‘‘Code section’’.