Financial Eligibility for Indigent Defense Services Representation; Operation of Public Defender's Office
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Law
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Georgia Code
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Criminal Procedure
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Legal Defense for Indigents
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Public Defenders
- 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 day-to-day operations of their respective offices and shall supervise the assistant public defenders and other staff serving in the office.
- The circuit public defender shall keep and maintain appropriate records, which shall include the number of persons represented, including cases assigned to other counsel based on conflict of interest; the offenses charged; the outcome of each case; the expenditures made in carrying out the duties imposed by this chapter; and any other information requested by the council.
(Code 1981, §17-12-24, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 752, § 7/SB 503; Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 31/HB 1245.)
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