HB 1245 — Indigent defense; revise matters; senior judges; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 and Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and legal defense for indigents, respectively, so as to revise matters relative to funding, budgeting, and the organization of providing indigent defense; to change certain provisions relating to requesting judicial assistance from other courts; to change certain provisions relating to senior judge status and requesting assistance of senior judges; to change certain provisions relating to senior judges of the state court, probate court, or juvenile court and requesting assistance of a senior judge; to provide that the Georgia Superior Court Clerks´ Cooperative Authority be responsible for collecting and disbursing certain funds paid to the clerk of court and sheriff for funding of indigent defense, instead of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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