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Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 12. LEGAL DEFENSE FOR INDIGENTS · Article 3A. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS

17-12-52. Recovery of payment or reimbursement by a county or municipality.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    A county or municipality may recover payment or reimbursement from a person who has received legal assistance from a public defender paid in part or in whole by the county or municipality:#

    1. (1)

      If the person was not eligible to receive such legal assistance; or#

    2. (2)

      If the person has been ordered to pay for the legal representation and other expenses of the defense pursuant to Code Section 17-12-51 and has not paid for the legal services.#

  2. (b)

    An action shall be brought within four years after the date on which the legal services were received.#

  3. (c)

    In determining the amount of the payment imposed under this Code section, the court shall consider the factors set forth in Code Section 17-14-10. The public defender may provide the court with an estimate of the cost for providing to the defendant the legal representation and other expenses of the defense.#

  4. (d)

    This Code section shall not apply to proceedings involving a child pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 15, relating to juvenile proceedings.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 17-12-52, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 710, § 6/SB 203.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t17-(v15)-2020-pdf.pdf, Volume V15, 2020 edition, page 1336; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.