The duties of the district attorneys within their respective circuits are:
History. Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 574; Laws 1823, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1025; Laws 1828, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1027; Laws 1836, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 254; Laws 1845, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 452; Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 107, § 2; Code 1863, § 351; Code 1868, § 412; Code 1873, § 377; Code 1882, § 377; Civil Code 1895, § 4392; Penal Code 1895, § 798; Civil Code 1910, § 4926; Penal Code 1910, § 798; Code 1933, § 24-2908; Ga. L. 1984, p. 842, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 394, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 1/SB 352; Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 8/SB 441.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, added paragraph (10); redesignated former paragraphs (10) and (11) as present paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and inserted “that” in paragraph (11).
Cross references.
Constitutional duties, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. VIII, Para. I.
Indictments and accusations generally, § 17-7-50 et seq.
Authority of district attorney to request assistance of Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate criminal matters, § 35-3-13 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 1/SB 441, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “(a) The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) The state’s current system for sharing criminal case data is not adequate to provide to all appropriately interested parties, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies and officers, courts, crime victims and other impacted individuals, housing providers, and employers, complete criminal case data;
“(2) One recent report indicates there may be as many as 7 million criminal charges without a final disposition indicated, and, of those, as many as 5.4 million criminal charges have languished for years;
“(3) Georgia’s citizens and businesses are harmed by incomplete criminal case data. For example, in thousands of cases, as a result of incomplete criminal case data, citizens’ employability and housing opportunities have been negatively impacted; and
“(4) A more uniform, modern system and framework for handling criminal case data will support the state in meeting its obligations to victims to keep them informed as their perpetrators make their way through the criminal justice system.
“(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that criminal case data be complete and accurately reported to the appropriate state data base and be accessible to state and local criminal justice agencies, employers, housing providers, victims, and all citizens.”
Ga. L. 2022, p. 121, § 2/SB 441, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Criminal Records Responsibility Act.’”
Law reviews.
For article, “The Prosecuting Attorney in Georgia’s Juvenile Courts,” see 13 Ga. St. B. J. 27 (2008).
For article, “Criminal Procedure: Crime Victims’ Bill of Rights,” see 35 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 31 (2018).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 15-18-1. District Attorney as Successor to Solicitor-General
§ 15-18-4. Effect of Attachment of County of Residence to Different Circuit
§ 15-18-4.1. District Attorney Performing Ordered Military Duty
§ 15-18-5. Appointment of Substitute for Absent or Disqualified District Attorney
§ 15-18-6. Duties of District Attorney
§ 15-18-6.1. Representation of State in Juvenile Court Cases
§ 15-18-7. Representation of State in Criminal Cases Removed to Federal Court
§ 15-18-9. Authority to Enter Nolle Prosequi
§ 15-18-10. Compensation of District Attorneys; Private Practice of Law Prohibited
§ 15-18-10.1. Annual Accountability Supplement; Exception
§ 15-18-11. Supplementation of Compensation for Services Under Code Section 19-11-23
§ 15-18-12. Travel Expenses; Provision of County Vehicle; Budget Request for State Funds
§ 15-18-13. Payment of Costs in Appellate Courts
§ 15-18-14. Appointment of Assistant District Attorneys; Qualifications; Compensation
§ 15-18-14.1. Investigators; Qualifications; Powers; Compensation
§ 15-18-14.2. Victim Assistance Coordinator
§ 15-18-15. Chief Assistant District Attorney; Powers and Duties in District Attorney’s Absence
§ 15-18-16. Substitution of Assistant on Death or Resignation of District Attorney
§ 15-18-17. Employment of Administrative Personnel Generally
§ 15-18-19. State Paid Personnel; Salary Schedules
§ 15-18-20. Additional Personnel as State Employees
§ 15-18-20.1. Additional Personnel for District Attorney’s Office
§ 15-18-21. Qualifications of Attorneys and Investigators Employed by District Attorney
§ 15-18-24. Liability of District Attorney; Failure to Comply as Ground for Impeachment
§ 15-18-25. Fine for Failure to Attend Courts
§ 15-18-26. Taking Money or Thing of Value in Exchange for Official Actions; Ground for Impeachment
§ 15-18-28. Personnel Positions Continuation After April 11, 1990
§ 15-18-29. Honorary Office of District Attorney Emeritus
§ 15-18-30. Temporary Assistance of Retired Prosecuting Attorney