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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-30 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Section 12. Legal Defense For Indigents, 17-12-1 through 17-12-128.

ARTICLE 2 PUBLIC DEFENDERS

17-12-30. Classification of personnel; responsibilities; compensation; local supplements.

  1. All state paid personnel employed by the circuit public defenders pursuant to this article shall be employees of the executive branch of state government and shall be in the unclassified service as defined by Code Section 45-20-2.
  2. Personnel employed by the circuit public defenders pursuant to this article shall have the authority, duties, powers, and responsibilities as are authorized by law or as assigned by the circuit public defender and shall serve at the pleasure of the circuit public defender.
    1. The council shall establish salary ranges for each state paid position authorized by this article or any other provision of law. Salary ranges shall be similar to the state-wide and senior executive ranges adopted pursuant to the rules of the State Personnel Board and shall provide for minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries not to exceed the maximum allowable salary. In establishing the salary ranges, all amounts will be rounded off to the nearest whole dollar. The council may, from time to time, revise the salary ranges to include across-the-board increases which the General Assembly may from time to time authorize in the General Appropriations Act.
    2. The circuit public defender shall fix the compensation of each state paid employee appointed pursuant to this article in accordance with the job to which the person is appointed and the appropriate salary range.
    3. All salary advancements shall be based on quality of work, training, and performance. The salary of state paid personnel appointed pursuant to this article may be increased at the first of the calendar month following the annual anniversary of the person's appointment. No employee's salary shall be advanced beyond the maximum established in the applicable pay range.
    4. Any reduction in salary shall be made in accordance with the salary range for the position and the policies adopted by the council.
    5. The compensation of state paid personnel appointed pursuant to this article shall be paid in equal installments by the council as provided by this subsection from funds appropriated for such purpose. The council may authorize employees compensated pursuant to this Code section to participate in voluntary salary deductions as provided by Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 45.
    6. The governing authority of the county or counties comprising a judicial circuit may supplement the salary or fringe benefits of any state paid position appointed pursuant to this article.
    7. The governing authority of any municipality within the judicial circuit may, with the approval of the circuit public defender, supplement the salary or fringe benefits of any state paid position appointed pursuant to this article.

(Code 1981, §17-12-30, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. ES3, § 23/HB 1EX; Ga. L. 2007, p. 65, § 4/SB 139; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2011, p. 91, § 13/HB 238; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-20/HB 642.)

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "policies" for "policies, rules, or regulations" near the end of paragraph (c)(4).

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, substituted "as defined by Code Section 45-20-2" for "of the State Personnel Administration" in subsection (a); and substituted "adopted pursuant to the rules of the State Personnel Board" for "adopted by the State Personnel Administration" in the second sentence of paragraph (c)(1).

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act." This Act became effective July 1, 2012.

Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90."

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-12-30 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 6

DeKalb County v. Adams

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-05-01

Citation: 272 Ga. 401, 529 S.E.2d 610, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 1606, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 337

Snippet: as the “Georgia Indigent Defense Act,” OCGA § 17-12-30, which was promulgated to provide the constitutional

Sacandy v. Walther

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27

Citation: 413 S.E.2d 727, 262 Ga. 11, 43 Fulton County D. Rep. 17, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 176

Snippet: seq., the Georgia Indigent Defense Act, OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq. and the Guidelines for Local Indigent

In re Straughan

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-02-21

Citation: 260 Ga. 821, 400 S.E.2d 906, 1991 Ga. LEXIS 142

Snippet: under the Georgia Indigent Defense Act, OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq., the fee in this case was not set pursuant

McCorkle v. Bignault

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1991-01-31

Citation: 260 Ga. 758, 399 S.E.2d 916

Snippet: by the legislature, Ga. L. 1979, p. 367; OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq. In September of 1989, the Chatham County

Birt v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1990-02-07

Citation: 387 S.E.2d 879, 259 Ga. 800

Snippet: was enacted in 1979, Ga. L. 1979, p. 367; OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq., declaring: [i]t is the policy of this

Amadeo v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1989-10-05

Citation: 384 S.E.2d 181, 259 Ga. 469, 1989 Ga. LEXIS 405

Snippet: Court Rule 29.8; Ga. Indigent Defense Act, OCGA § 17-12-30 et seq. Since, however, we reverse on other grounds