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2018 Georgia Code
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 12 - Legal Defense for Indigents
Article 3A - Recovery of Attorney's Fees and Costs
§ 17-12-50. Definitions
Universal Citation: GA Code § 17-12-50 (2018)
- As used in this article, the term:
(1) "Paid in part" means payment by a county or municipality for a part of the cost of the provision of indigent defense services pursuant to a contract with a circuit public defender office as set forth in subsection (d) of Code Section 17-12-23. The term shall not include payment by a county or municipality for office space and other supplies as set forth in Code Section 17-12-34.
(2) "Public defender" means an attorney employed by a circuit public defender office or any other attorney who is paid from public funds to represent an indigent person in a criminal case.
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