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§ 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 […]

§ 17-12-43. Clerk of Court to Maintain Records; Limited Period of Assistance

As to each third-year law student or staff instructor authorized to assist a circuit public defender, there shall be kept on file in the office of the clerk of the court in the county where such authority is to be exercised the dean’s certificate, the student’s and instructor’s oaths, and the judge’s order as contemplated […]

§ 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 […]

§ 17-12-29. 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 […]

§ 17-12-10.1. Legislative Oversight Committee Created; Membership; Audits

There is created the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Georgia Public Defender Council which shall be composed of eight persons: three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Assignments or such person or entity as established […]

§ 17-12-10.2. Civil Liability

The members of the council as created by this article, the members of the circuit public defender supervisory panel created by Article 2 of this chapter, and other policy-making or administrative personnel acting in a policy-making or administrative capacity shall not be subject to civil liability resulting from any act or failure to act in […]