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2018 Georgia Code 15-18-23 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 15 COURTS

Section 18. Prosecuting Attorneys, 15-18-1 through 15-18-99.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

15-18-23. Office expenses.

The governing authority of the county or counties comprising each judicial circuit shall provide all offices, utilities, telephone expenses, materials, and supplies as may be necessary to equip, maintain, and furnish the office or offices of the district attorney in an orderly and efficient manner.

(Code 1933, § 24-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 8.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Judicial denial of budget cuts deemed proper.

- Trial court exercised proper caution in denying a requested writ of mandamus to require county commissioners to restore budget cuts for the district attorney's office. Wilson v. Southerland, 258 Ga. 479, 371 S.E.2d 382 (1988).

Cited in Hudson v. State, 248 Ga. 397, 283 S.E.2d 271 (1981).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 15-18-23

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Wilson v. Southerland, 371 S.E.2d 382 (Ga. 1988).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 7, 1988 | 258 Ga. 479

...rning authority of the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit. This section also burdens the counties with the responsibility of funding the employment of such personnel. No local law exists here except as discussed in division one. OCGA § 15-18-23 requires the county or counties comprising each judicial circuit to provide all offices, utilities, telephone expenses, materials and supplies necessary for an orderly and efficient district attorney's office....
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Gonzalez v. Miller, 907 S.E.2d 859 (Ga. 2024).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Oct 22, 2024 | 320 Ga. 170

...tion within a district attorney’s office may be transferred to a state paid position.”); 15-18-20 (a) (“The district attorney shall define the duties and fix the title of any attorney or other employee of the district attorney’s office.”); 15-18-23 (describing how the offices, expenses, and supplies of district attorneys’ offices are to be paid); 15-18-28 (a) (emphasizing that “each personnel position in the office of a district attorney ....