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2018 Georgia Code 17-12-52 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 17-12-52 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 17-12-52

TITLE 17 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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

ARTICLE 3A RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS

17-12-52. Recovery of payment or reimbursement by a county or municipality.

  1. A county or municipality may recover payment or reimbursement from a person who has received legal assistance from a public defender paid in part or in whole by the county or municipality:
    1. If the person was not eligible to receive such legal assistance; or
    2. If the person has been ordered to pay for the legal representation and other expenses of the defense pursuant to Code Section 17-12-51 and has not paid for the legal services.
  2. An action shall be brought within four years after the date on which the legal services were received.
  3. In determining the amount of the payment imposed under this Code section, the court shall consider the factors set forth in Code Section 17-14-10. The public defender may provide the court with an estimate of the cost for providing to the defendant the legal representation and other expenses of the defense.
  4. This Code section shall not apply to proceedings involving a child pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 15, relating to juvenile proceedings.

(Code 1981, §17-12-52, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 710, § 6/SB 203.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 17-12-52

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ALLEN v. DAKER (& Vice Versa), 858 S.E.2d 731 (Ga. 2021).

Cited 21 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 17, 2021 | 311 Ga. 485

...OCGA §§ 17-12-51 (a) (authorizing trial courts to impose, as a condition of probation, repayment of costs for providing legal representation and other defense expenses paid for by a municipality, a county, or the state, if the payment does not impose a hardship upon the defendant); 17-12-52 (a) (authorizing a county or municipality to recover payment or reimbursement if legal assistance was paid for by the county or municipality and the person was not eligible to receive it or has been ordered to pay under OCGA § 17-12-51 and...