Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Chapter 8. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY · Article 9. PROHIBITED AND VOID ACTS; OVERPAYMENTS

34-8-251. Fees for claiming benefits prohibited; attorney’s fees; penalty.

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

No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the Commissioner, the board of review, or representatives of the Commissioner or the board of review, or by any court or any officer thereof. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before a court, the Commissioner, the board of review, or representatives of the Commissioner or the board of review may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent; but no such counsel or agents shall either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the board of review. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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.

Code 1981, § 34-8-251, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.

Punishment for misdemeanors generally, § 17-10-3.

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

Text read from t34-(v26)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V26, 2017 edition, pages 322 to 323; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8ee6134ad6cf.