2025 Code of Georgia
Title 17 - Criminal Procedure (Chs. 1 — 22)
Chapter 12 - Legal Defense for Indigents (Arts. 1 — 6)
Article 4 - Verification of Indigency (§ 17-12-80)
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Notes
Editor’s notes.Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1, effective December 31, 2003, repealed the Code sections originally codified as this article, and enacted the provisions on mental health advocacy for the insane. The former article consisted of Code Sections 17-12-70 through 17-12-72 and was based on Ga. L. 1984, p. 495, § 1 and Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 17.
Ga. L. 2008, p. 846, § 41, effective July 1, 2008, repealed the Code sections formerly codified at this article and enacted the current article. The former article consisted of Code Sections 17-12-80 through 17-12-88, relating to mental health advocacy for the insane, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 17-12-80 through 17-12-88, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 17. For present comparable provisions, see Code section 17-12-11.
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Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 17
O. C. G. A. Title 17, Ch. 12