O.C.G.A. § 42-9-16 (2019)
Persons permitted to appear or practice before board for remuneration generally
(a) Only duly licensed attorneys who are active members in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia shall be permitted to appear or practice in any matter before the board for a fee, money, or other remuneration. (b) Any person who pays or receives any fee, money, or other remuneration in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
Ga. L. 1968, p. 1193, § 1.
Annotations
Law reviews. For article discussing areas in which
attorneys may represent clients before the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 46 (1976).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Correspondence and telephone calls. - Any appearance or practice in a paid, representative capacity in any matter pending before the board is activity regulated by this section; this is so even if the activity involves contact limited to members of the board’s staff. No exceptions or distinctions are made between particular activities undertaken in that capacity; correspondence and telephone calls are as much within the statute as are
personal appearances. 1974 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 74-22. Disclosure of fee and profession. - Board may require a representative to disclose whether a fee is involved and whether the representative is an attorney; however, the board may not require disclosure of the amount of fee but may seek its voluntary disclosure. 1974 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 74-22.