O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 17-12-80 (2019)

Verification of indigency required; procedure; timing of notification of eligibility

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) In order to retain funding as provided in Code Sections 15-21-74 and 15-21A-6, a governing authority shall verify that the applicant qualifies as an indigent person. The governing authority shall establish the methodology for verification and fund such process. The governing authority shall produce auditable information to the council to substantiate its verification process as requested by the council or its director.

(b) The council shall establish policies to determine approval of an indigent person verification system and shall annually provide written notification to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority as to whether or not a governing authority has an approved indigent person verification system.

(c) The governing authority shall advise the circuit public defender, if applicable, or the administrator of the indigent defense system for the jurisdiction of the name of each person who has applied for legal services and provide identifying information for those persons who are financially eligible for services within one business day of such person’s application for services.

History

Code 1981, § 17-12-80, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 41/HB

1245; Ga. L. 2011, p. 91, § 15/HB 238; Ga. L. 2015, p. 519, § 7-13/HB 328.

ARTICLE 5 OFFICE OF MULTICOUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1, effective December 31, 2003, repealed the Code sections formerly codified as this article, and enacted the current article.

The former article consisted of Code Sections 17-12-90 through 17-12-97 and was based on Ga. L. 1992, p. 1963, § 2.

17-12-100 through 17-12-108. Repealed by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1, effective December 31, 2004. Editor’s notes. - This article was based on Code 1981, §§ 17-12-100

through 17-12-108, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1.

ARTICLE 6 GEORGIA CAPITAL DEFENDER Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 42, effective July 1, 2008, repealed the Code sections formerly codified under this

article, relating to the Georgia Capital Defender. For comparable provisions, see Code sections 17-12-12 and 17-12-12.1.

17-12-120 through 17-12-128. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 42/HB 1245, effective July 1, 2008. Editor’s notes. - This article was based on Code 1981, §§ 17-12-120 through 17-12-127, 17-12-127.1, and

17-12-128, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1 and Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 17.

CHAPTER 13 CRIMINAL EXTRADITION Article 1 General Provisions Sec.

Requirements as to applications for requisitions for extradition of fugitives from justice of this state. Duty of Governor to make requisitions. Expense of returning fugitives to be first authorized by county governing authority. Arrest and delivery to authorities of fugitive from foreign country. Execution of warrants for arrest of fugitives from justice. Article 2

Uniform Criminal Extradition Act

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2021 · leading case: Am. Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh, 864 S.E.2d 422 (Ga. 2021).
Am. Civil Liberties Union, Inc. v. Zeh, 864 S.E.2d 422 (Ga. 2021). · cites it 4× “40 providing indigent defense services, or the system established pursuant to Code Section 17-12-80 shall determine if a person .”
Roberson v. the State, 782 S.E.2d 671 (Ga. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “That Code section provides that the decision whether an arrested person is indigent for the purpose of obtaining representation by an attorney under the IDA rests with the public defender’s office: The circuit public defender, any other person or entity providing indigent…”
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