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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Chapter 12. LEGAL DEFENSE FOR INDIGENTS · Article 1. GEORGIA PUBLIC DEFENDER COUNCIL

17-12-6. Assistance of council to public defenders.

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

  1. (a)

    The council may assist the public defenders throughout the state in their efforts to provide adequate legal defense to the indigent. Assistance may include:#

    1. (1)

      The preparation and distribution of a basic defense manual and other educational materials;#

    2. (2)

      The preparation and distribution of model forms and documents employed in indigent defense;#

    3. (3)

      The promotion of and assistance in the training of indigent defense attorneys;#

    4. (4)

      The provision of legal research assistance to public defenders; and#

    5. (5)

      The provision of such other assistance to public defenders as may be authorized by law.#

  2. (b)

    The council:#

    1. (1)

      Shall be the fiscal officer for the circuit public defender offices and shall account for all moneys received from each governing authority; and#

    2. (2)

      May collect, maintain, review, and publish in print or electronically records and statistics for the purpose of evaluating the delivery of indigent defense representation in Georgia.#

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, § 17-12-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 19/HB 1245; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 7-5/HB 328.

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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, pages 1300 to 1301; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 0b0d45f9c609.