O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 37-4-101 (2019)

Clients’ right to legal counsel

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It shall be the responsibility of the department to see that every client is given the opportunity to secure legal counsel at his own expense to represent him in connection with private, personal, domestic, business, civil, criminal, and all other legal matters in which he may be involved during habilitation in a facility.

History

Code 1933, § 88-2503.15, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1826, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. - Right to legal

counsel generally, U.S. Const., amend. 6, and Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XI.

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Accused’s right to represent himself in state criminal proceedings - modern state cases, 98 A.L.R.3d 13.