§ 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 […]
§ 17-12-25. Salary of Public Defender; Private Practice Prohibited
Each circuit public defender shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary of a district attorney and shall receive any cost-of-living adjustments that may be given by the General Assembly in the General Appropriations Act for which district attorneys are eligible. Any increase granted pursuant to this subsection shall become effective at the […]
§ 17-12-25.1. Accountability Court Supplement
Whenever a circuit has implemented a drug court division, mental health court division, or veterans court division, then on and after January 1, 2016, the state shall pay the circuit public defender in such circuit an annual accountability court supplement of $6,000.00. Such supplement shall be paid from state funds by the Georgia Public Defender […]
§ 17-12-26. Budget of the Council
The council shall prepare and submit to the director of the Office of Planning and Budget its budget estimate necessary for fulfilling the purposes of this chapter in accordance with Code Section 45-12-78. The council shall be authorized to seek, solicit, apply for, and utilize funds from any public or private source to use in […]
§ 17-12-27. Appointment of Assistant Public Defenders; Salary; Promotions
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, the circuit public defender in each judicial circuit is authorized to appoint: One assistant public defender for each superior court judge authorized for the circuit, excluding the chief judge and senior judges; and Subject to funds being appropriated by the General Assembly or otherwise available, additional assistant […]
§ 17-12-28. Appointment of Investigator; Role and Responsibilities; Compensation; Promotions
Subject to the provisions of this Code section, the circuit public defender in each judicial circuit is authorized to appoint one investigator to assist the circuit public defender in the performance of his or her official duties in the preparation of cases for trial. Subject to funds being appropriated by the General Assembly or otherwise […]
§ 17-12-29. Employment of Supplemental Personnel; Compensation
Each circuit public defender is authorized to employ administrative, clerical, and paraprofessional personnel as may be authorized by the council based on funds appropriated by the General Assembly or otherwise available; provided, however, that each circuit public defender shall be authorized not less than two such personnel. In authorizing administrative, clerical, and paraprofessional personnel, the […]