TITLE 16
CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Section 1. General Provisions, 16-1-1 through 16-1-12.
16-1-12. Restrictions on contingency fee compensation of attorney appointed to represent state in forfeiture action.
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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.
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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.)
Effective date.
- This Code section became effective July 1, 2012.
Editor's notes.
- Ga. L. 2012, p. 1035,
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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.
