Restrictions on Contingency Fee Compensation of Attorney Appointed to Represent State in Forfeiture Action

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  1. In any forfeiture action brought pursuant to this title, an attorney appointed by the Attorney General or district attorney as a special assistant attorney general, special assistant district attorney, or other attorney appointed to represent this state in such forfeiture action shall not be compensated on a contingent basis by a percentage of assets which arise or are realized from such forfeiture action. Such attorneys shall also not be compensated on a contingent basis by an hourly, fixed fee, or other arrangement which is contingent on a successful prosecution of such forfeiture action.
  2. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise restricting the Attorney General or a district attorney from appointing special assistants or other attorneys to assist in the prosecution of any action brought pursuant to this title.

(Code 1981, §16-1-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 1035, § 2/SB 181.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2012, p. 1035, § 3/SB 181, approved by the Governor May 2, 2012, provided that the effective date of this Code section is July 1, 2011. See Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-76 for construction of effective date provisions that precede the date of approval by the Governor.

CHAPTER 2 CRIMINAL LIABILITY Article 1 Culpability.
  • 16-2-1. "Crime" defined.
  • 16-2-2. Effect of misfortune or accident on guilt.
  • 16-2-3. Presumption of sound mind and discretion.
  • 16-2-4. Presumption that acts of sound person willful.
  • 16-2-5. Presumption that sound person intends natural and probable consequences of acts.
  • 16-2-6. Intention a question of fact.
Article 2 Parties to Crimes.
  • 16-2-20. When a person is a party to a crime.
  • 16-2-21. Prosecution of parties who did not directly commit the crime.
  • 16-2-22. Criminal responsibility of corporations.
ARTICLE 1 CULPABILITY


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