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Título 17. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Capítulo 11. ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS · Artículo 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

17-11-6. Awarding fees and costs to certain defendants; procedure.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    In the event that:#

    1. (1)

      The prosecuting attorney in a felony or misdemeanor criminal case is disqualified due to improper conduct on the part of such prosecuting attorney; and#

    2. (2)

      Such criminal case is dismissed by the court or a subsequent prosecutor tasked with prosecuting such case following such disqualification;#

    3. any defendant against whom such charges are dismissed shall be entitled to an award of all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the defendant in defending the case.

  2. (b)

    A defendant entitled to fees and expenses as provided in this Code section shall file a motion for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs within 45 days of the final termination of the underlying criminal case. The judge to whom the criminal case was assigned shall consider and determine such motion for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs without a jury and shall award such reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as provided for under this Code section to such defendant.#

  3. (c)

    Attorney’s fees and costs awarded under this Code section shall be paid from the funds of the office of the prosecuting attorney as budgeted by the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit of such prosecuting attorney.#

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Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 17-11-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 887, § 1-1/SB 244, effective May 14, 2025.

Effective date

This Code section became effective May 14, 2025. See Editor’s notes for applicability.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2025, p. 887, § 3-1(b)/SB 244, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to all criminal cases pending on and after May 14, 2025.

Cross references

Wrongful conviction and incarceration compensation, § 17-22-1 et seq.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t17-(v15)-pdf.pdf, Volumen V15, edición 2020, suplemento de 2025, páginas 154 a 155; acción de fusión: added; SHA-256 del archivo 9ed85bfde942.