§ 17-12-30. Classification of Personnel; Responsibilities; Compensation; Local Supplements
All state paid personnel employed by the circuit public defenders pursuant to this article shall be employees of the executive branch of state government and shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2. Personnel employed by the circuit public defenders pursuant to this article shall have the authority, duties, powers, and […]
§ 17-12-31. Employment of Additional Personnel
The circuit public defender in each judicial circuit may employ additional assistant circuit public defenders, deputy circuit public defenders, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, and other employees or independent contractors if the employment of such additional personnel is provided for by local law or if the employment of such additional personnel is specifically […]
§ 17-12-32. Contracting With the Council for Personnel Paid by Local Government
The governing authority of any county or municipality within the judicial circuit which provides additional personnel for the office of circuit public defender may contract with the council to provide such additional personnel in the same manner as is provided for state paid personnel in this article. Any such personnel shall be considered state employees […]
§ 17-12-33. Assistant Public Defenders’ Private Practice of Law or Concurrent Judicial Service Prohibited; Admission to Bar in Georgia
Any assistant public defender or other attorney at law employed full time by the circuit public defender who is compensated in whole or in part by state funds shall not engage in the private practice of law for profit or serve concurrently in any judicial office. Any assistant public defender or any other attorney at […]
§ 17-12-34. Pro Rata Sharing of Expenses and Resources by Counties in Each Circuit
The governing authority of the county shall provide, in conjunction and cooperation with the other counties in the judicial circuit and in a pro rata share according to the population of each county, appropriate offices, utilities, telephone expenses, materials, and supplies as may be necessary to equip, maintain, and furnish the office or offices of […]
§ 17-12-35. Acceptance of Other Funding
A circuit public defender office may contract with and may accept funds and grants from any public or private source. History. Code 1981, § 17-12-35 , enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.
§ 17-12-36. Alternative Delivery System; Annual Review of Operations by Council; Record Keeping
The council may permit a judicial circuit composed of a single county to continue in effect an alternative delivery system to the one set forth in this article if: The delivery system: Has a full-time director and staff and had been fully operational for at least two years on July 1, 2003; or Is administered […]
§ 17-12-37. Effective Date of Article
This article shall become effective on January 1, 2005; provided, however, that the council and the circuit public defender selection panels shall be authorized to take administrative actions as may be necessary or appropriate to prepare for and phase-in full implementation of this article on or after December 31, 2003. History. Code 1981, § 17-12-37 […]
§ 17-12-23. Cases in Which Public Defender Representation Required; Timing of Representation; Juvenile Divisions; Contracts With Local Governments
The circuit public defender shall provide representation in the following actions and proceedings: Any case prosecuted in a superior court under the laws of the State of Georgia in which there is a possibility that a sentence of imprisonment or probation or a suspended sentence of imprisonment may be adjudged; A hearing on a revocation […]
§ 17-12-24. Financial Eligibility for Indigent Defense Services Representation; Operation of Public Defender’s Office
The circuit public defender, any other person or entity providing indigent defense services, or the system established pursuant to Code Section 17-12-80 shall determine if a person or juvenile arrested, detained, or charged in any manner is an indigent person entitled to representation under this chapter. The circuit public defenders shall administer and coordinate the […]