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title: O.C.G.A. § 20-3-383. Creation of Public Interest Lawyers’ Fund.
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# O.C.G.A. § 20-3-383. Creation of Public Interest Lawyers’ Fund.

(a) There is created the Public Interest Lawyers’ Fund.

(b) The authority shall maintain the fund to which shall be credited:

(1) State funds appropriated for use by the authority for education loan forgiveness purposes; and

(2) Unrestricted moneys received by gift or otherwise and other moneys available for and determined by the authority to be used for the purposes of this subpart.

The authority is authorized to use moneys available in the fund to make payments to assist in repaying education loans for eligible attorneys in accordance with its rules and regulations.

(c) Any private donations made by gift or otherwise to the fund may not be designated as to the specific program for which they will be used.

## History

Code 1981, § 20-3-383, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1115, § 1.