Georgia Code
Article 2 - Public Defenders
§ 17-12-30. Classification of Personnel; Responsibilities; Compensation; Local Supplements

History. Code 1981, § 17-12-30 , enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, Ex. Sess., p. ES3, § 23/HB 1EX; Ga. L. 2007, p. 65, § 4/SB 139; Ga. L. 2009, p. 745, § 2/SB 97; Ga. L. 2011, p. 91, § 13/HB 238; Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 2-20/HB 642.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-1/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Personnel, equipment, and facilities that were assigned to the State Personnel Administration as of June 30, 2012, shall be transferred to the Department of Administrative Services on the effective date of this Act.” This Act became effective July 1, 2012.
Ga. L. 2012, p. 446, § 3-2/HB 642, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “Appropriations for functions which are transferred by this Act may be transferred as provided in Code Section 45-12-90.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 17 - Criminal Procedure

Chapter 12 - Legal Defense for Indigents

Article 2 - Public Defenders

§ 17-12-20. Public Defender Selection Panel for Each Circuit; Appointment of Public Defender; Removal; Vacancies

§ 17-12-21. Qualifications for Public Defender Position

§ 17-12-22. Procedure for Appointment of Attorneys for Indigent Defendants in Event of Public Defender’s Conflict of Interest; Identification of Conflict

§ 17-12-23. Cases in Which Public Defender Representation Required; Timing of Representation; Juvenile Divisions; Contracts With Local Governments

§ 17-12-24. Financial Eligibility for Indigent Defense Services Representation; Operation of Public Defender’s Office

§ 17-12-25. Salary of Public Defender; Private Practice Prohibited

§ 17-12-25.1. Accountability Court Supplement

§ 17-12-26. Budget of the Council

§ 17-12-27. Appointment of Assistant Public Defenders; Salary; Promotions

§ 17-12-28. Appointment of Investigator; Role and Responsibilities; Compensation; Promotions

§ 17-12-29. Employment of Supplemental Personnel; Compensation

§ 17-12-30. Classification of Personnel; Responsibilities; Compensation; Local Supplements

§ 17-12-31. Employment of Additional Personnel

§ 17-12-32. Contracting With the Council for Personnel Paid by Local Government

§ 17-12-33. Assistant Public Defenders’ Private Practice of Law or Concurrent Judicial Service Prohibited; Admission to Bar in Georgia

§ 17-12-34. Pro Rata Sharing of Expenses and Resources by Counties in Each Circuit

§ 17-12-35. Acceptance of Other Funding

§ 17-12-36. Alternative Delivery System; Annual Review of Operations by Council; Record Keeping

§ 17-12-37. Effective Date of Article