Georgia Code
Article 6 - Depositions to Preserve Testimony in Criminal Proceedings
§ 24-13-132. Appointment of Counsel; Payment of Costs and Expenses

History. Code 1981, § 24-13-132 , enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-33/HB 233; Ga. L. 2019, p. 845, § 5-1/HB 239.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “fine and bond forfeiture fund” for “fine and forfeiture fund” near the end of subsection (c). See Editor’s notes for applicability.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 7, 2019, substituted “in the same manner as any other motion hearing that may appear on the criminal calendar” for “by the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia out of such funds as may be appropriated for the operations of the district attorneys” in the middle of subsection (b).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure.”
Law reviews.
For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
For article on the 2019 amendment of this Code section, see 36 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2019).

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