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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-32 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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

ARTICLE 2 PUBLIC DEFENDERS

17-12-32. Contracting with the council for personnel paid by local government.

The governing authority of any county or municipality within the judicial circuit which provides additional personnel for the office of circuit public defender may contract with the council to provide such additional personnel in the same manner as is provided for state paid personnel in this article. Any such personnel shall be considered state employees and shall be entitled to the same fringe benefits as other state paid personnel employed by the circuit public defender pursuant to this article. The governing authority of such county or municipality shall transfer to the council such funds as may be necessary to cover the compensation, benefits, travel, and other expenses for such personnel.

(Code 1981, §17-12-32, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 752, § 10/SB 503.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

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

Cases Citing Georgia Code 17-12-32 From Courtlistener.com

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Duke v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2021-03-15

Snippet: capacity shall not be subject to civil liability”); 17-12- 32 (“The governing authority of such county or municipality