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GA Code § 15-18-73 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 3 - Solicitors-General of State Courts|§ 15-18-73. Offices, Utilities, Equipment, Supplies, Expenses, Costs, Materials

  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the governing authority of the county shall provide all offices, utilities, equipment, telephone expenses, legal costs, transcripts, materials, and supplies as may be necessary for the solicitor-general to perform the duties and obligations of such office in an orderly and efficient manner.   The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia may, to the extent that funds or other resources are available to the council for such purpose, provide such additional equipment or services as may be requested by the solicitors-general.     (Code 1981, §15-18-73, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-18-74 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 3 - Solicitors-General of State Courts|§ 15-18-74. Liability; Immunity From Suit; Liability Insurance or Contracts of Indemnity

  If a solicitor-general fails to carry out the duties of office as provided in subsection (a) of Code Section 15-18-66 without just cause, the solicitor-general shall be liable to rule as are attorneys at law.   If a solicitor-general fails to attend court as required by law without just cause, the solicitor-general is liable to be fined $50.00 for each failure, to be retained out of the solicitor-general's salary.   Solicitors-general of state courts and their staff shall be entitled to immunity from private suit for actions arising from the performance of their official duties to the same extent as district attorneys.   The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia is authorized to purchase policies of liability insurance or contracts of indemnity or to participate in the state insurance and indemnification program established pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 45 on behalf of the solicitors-general of the state courts and their staffs when engaged in the performance of their official duties. The council shall pay any premiums out of such funds as may be available for the support of the district attorneys and solicitors-general of this state.     (Code 1981, §15-18-74, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 2.)
GA Code § 15-18-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 4 - Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program|§ 15-18-81. Court Costs

 The prosecuting attorney may assess court costs against the defendant for the dismissal of criminal warrants when the affiant is not a peace officer. Any fee collected under this subsection shall be made payable to the general fund of the political subdivision in which the case is being prosecuted.    (Code 1981, §15-18-81, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1115, § 3; Ga. L. 2006, p. 420, § 2/HB 718.)
GA Code § 15-18-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 4 - Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program|§ 15-18-82. Definition

 As used in this article, the term "prosecuting attorney" means the individual responsible for prosecuting cases in superior courts, state courts, probate courts, magistrate courts, municipal courts, and any other court that hears cases involving a violation of the criminal laws of this state or ordinance violations.    (Code 1981, §15-18-82, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 420, § 3/HB 718.)
GA Code § 15-18-90 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-90. Applicability of Article

 The provisions of this article shall apply to a municipality authorized by the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 to establish and maintain a municipal court, including a municipality for which a county is furnishing municipal court services pursuant to a contract authorized by Article 9 of Chapter 10 of this title.    (Code 1981, §15-18-90, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 21 C.J.S., Courts, § 130.
GA Code § 15-18-91 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-91. Creation of Office of Prosecuting Attorney of Municipal Court; Term; Cooperative Efforts

  Subject to the provisions of this article, the governing authority of a municipality shall be authorized to create the office of prosecuting attorney of the municipal court. A copy of the resolution or ordinance creating the office of prosecuting attorney of the municipal court shall be provided to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia.   It shall be the duty of the municipal court clerk, or such other person designated by the governing authority of a municipality, to notify the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia of the name of any person appointed to be the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court within 30 days of such appointment.   Unless otherwise provided by the charter of such municipality or other local law, the prosecuting attorney of the municipal court shall serve a term of office to be determined by the governing authority of such municipality.   The governing authority of a municipality shall also be authorized to contract with the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which such municipality is located or the solicitor-general of the state court of the county in which such municipality is located for such officer to perform the duties of the prosecuting attorney in such municipal court. Any district attorney or solicitor-general entering into any such contract may assign such other members of his or her staff to prosecute in the municipal court.     (Code 1981, §15-18-91, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-92 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-92. Criteria for Appointment; Consent

  Any person appointed as the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia and admitted to practice before the appellate courts of this state.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-18-21 or subsection (b) of Code Section 15-18-72, an assistant district attorney or assistant solicitor-general may be appointed as the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court with the prior written consent of the district attorney or solicitor-general who employs such assistant district attorney or assistant solicitor-general. Such consent may be withdrawn at any time by the employing district attorney or solicitor-general. Notice that consent for such appointment is being withdrawn shall be done in writing to the governing authority of such municipality not less than 30 days prior to the day that such assistant district attorney or assistant solicitor-general shall cease to serve as the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court.     (Code 1981, §15-18-92, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 15/HB 79.)    The 2013 amendment,  effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "subsection (b) of Code Section 15-18-72" for "subsection (b) of 15-18-72" in the first sentence of subsection (b).
GA Code § 15-18-93 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-93. Oath of Office

 In addition to the oaths prescribed by Chapter 3 of Title 45, relating to official oaths, the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall take and subscribe to the following oath: "I swear (or affirm) that I will well, faithfully, and impartially and without fear, favor, or affection discharge my duties as prosecuting attorney of the (City) (Town) of (here state the municipality)."    (Code 1981, §15-18-93, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-94 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-94. Employment Status; Additional Duties

  Unless otherwise provided by local law, the governing authority of the municipality shall determine whether the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall be a full-time or part-time prosecuting attorney.   Any full-time prosecuting attorney of a municipal court and any full-time employees of the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall not engage in the private practice of law.   Any part-time prosecuting attorney of a municipal court and any part-time assistant prosecuting attorney of a municipal court may engage in the private practice of law, but shall not practice in the municipal court or appear in any matter in which that prosecuting attorney has exercised jurisdiction.     (Code 1981, §15-18-94, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-95 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-95. Disqualification or Incapacity of Prosecuting Attorney; Substitution

 If the prosecuting attorney of a municipal court is disqualified from engaging in the prosecution of a particular case or is unable to perform the duties of said office due to illness or incapacity, the governing authority shall provide for the appointment of a substitute prosecuting attorney. At any time in which a substitute prosecuting attorney is not available or an appointment has not been made, the city attorney of the applicable municipality may serve as the substitute prosecuting attorney until such time as a prosecuting attorney or substitute prosecuting attorney is available or appointed.    (Code 1981, §15-18-95, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-97 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-97. Compensation for Prosecuting Attorney

 The prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall be compensated by the municipality as provided by local law or, in the absence of such local law, as provided by the governing authority of such municipality. The prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall be entitled to be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties in the same manner and rate as other municipal employees.    (Code 1981, §15-18-97, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-98 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-98. Appointment of Staff

 The prosecuting attorney of a municipal court may employ such additional assistant prosecuting attorneys and other employees or independent contractors as may be provided for by local law or as may be authorized by the governing authority of the municipality. The prosecuting attorney of a municipal court shall define the duties and fix the title of any attorney or other employee of the prosecuting attorney's office. Personnel employed pursuant to this Code section shall be compensated by the municipality.    (Code 1981, §15-18-98, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-18-99 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 5 - Prosecuting Attorneys of Municipal Courts|§ 15-18-99. Qualifications of Prosecutors

 Any assistant prosecuting attorney or other attorney at law employed by the municipality for the purposes of prosecuting in the municipal court shall be a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia or satisfy the provisions of Code Section 15-18-22.    (Code 1981, §15-18-99, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 53, § 4/SB 352.)
GA Code § 15-19-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-1. Scope of Admission to Practice

 Those who are admitted to practice in the superior courts may practice in any court of this state other than the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, for each of which another and special license shall be obtained.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 362; Code 1868, § 423; Code 1873, § 388; Code 1882, § 388; Civil Code 1895, § 4397; Civil Code 1910, § 4931; Code 1933, § 9-102.)   Cross references.   - Litigation costs and attorney's fees assessed for frivolous actions and defenses, § 9-15-14.   Admission to appear before Supreme Court, Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, Rule 4.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Legislative intent.    - Legislature in passing this section was not dealing with the formulation of a definition of what then constituted the practice of law in this state; the purpose of this section is simply to define who may practice law in the various courts of this state. Boykin v. Hopkins, 174 Ga. 511, 162 S.E. 796 (1932).   Trust company may prepare papers relating to conveyance of property.    - In light of the history of the legislation on the subject, the restrictions upon the right to practice law refer to practice in the courts, and do not prohibit a private corporation, organized under the laws of this state and exercising as a business the general powers of a trust company by examining, certifying, and guaranteeing titles to real estate under authority conferred by its charter, from exercising a further charter power "to prepare any and all papers in connection with conveyance of real and/or personal property that it may be requested to prepare by a customer." Atlanta Title & Trust Co. v. Boykin, 172 Ga. 437, 157 S.E. 455 (1931).    Cited in Lanier at McEver, L.P. v. Planners & Eng'rs Collaborative, Inc., 284 Ga. 204, 663 S.E.2d 240 (2008).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorneys at Law, § 13 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 3.
GA Code § 15-19-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-2. Rules Governing Board of Examiners; Amount and Disposition of Examination Fees

  It shall be the duty of the Justices of the Supreme Court to appoint and fix the number, terms, and compensation of the Board of Bar Examiners, whose powers and duties shall be as set forth by the Supreme Court by rule. All salaries, fees, and other expenses incurred in administering the Board of Bar Examiners and the examinations conducted by the board shall be paid by the Supreme Court.   The Supreme Court, upon recommendation by the board, shall by rule set the amount of the examination fee to be paid by the applicants for admission to the bar by examination and shall direct to whom and when the fee shall be paid. The examination fee shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total amount of the fees charged and collected by the board in each fiscal year shall approximate the direct and indirect costs of administering the examination.    (Ga. L. 1897, p. 85, §§ 1-5; Ga. L. 1898, p. 83, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 4936; Code 1933, § 9-105; Ga. L. 1952, p. 262, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 763, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 502, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 15; Ga. L. 2009, p. 644, § 2/HB 283.)   Law reviews.   - For article discussing Georgia system of admission to the bar by examination prior to revision and repeal of certain provisions in 1971, see 6 Mercer L. Rev. 216 (1955). For comment on Rogers v. Medical Ass'n, 244 Ga. 151, 259 S.E.2d 85 (1979), invalidating Georgia statute requiring Governor's appointments to Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (now Georgia Composite Medical Board) be made solely from nominees submitted by state medical society as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to a private organization, see 29 Emory L.J. 1183 (1980).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    State Board of Bar Examiners is not quasi-judicial board whose action may be reviewed by writ of certiorari. Ex parte Ross, 196 Ga. 499, 26 S.E.2d 880 (1943).    Cited in Wallace v. Wallace, 225 Ga. 102, 166 S.E.2d 718 (1969); McMichen v. State Bd. of Bar Exmrs., 305 F. Supp. 1221 (N.D. Ga. 1969).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 12.   ALR.    - Power of legislation respecting admission to bar, 144 A.L.R. 150.   Sexual conduct or orientation as ground for denial of admission to bar, 105 A.L.R.5th 217.   Criminal record as affecting applicant's moral character for purposes of admission to the bar, 3 A.L.R.6th 49.
GA Code § 15-19-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-3. Rules Governing Examinations; Time and Place Thereof

  The Justices of the Supreme Court shall be authorized to make and adopt rules as to the making of application to take an examination and as to the time, manner, and places of holding examinations for admission to the bar of this state and are specifically authorized to provide for the holding of the examinations under the supervision of the Board of Bar Examiners at not more than three cities, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by them. They may provide for the examination to be held over such period of days as in their judgment shall be fair to the applicant for examination. There shall be held not less than two examinations during each calendar year, the date or dates of which shall be fixed by the Justices of the Supreme Court.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as limiting applicants for admission to the bar to college trained persons, except as provided by law.    (Ga. L. 1945, p. 151, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 624, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 293, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 274, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 15.)   Law reviews.   - For article discussing Georgia system of admission to the bar by examination prior to revision and repeal of certain provisions in 1971, see 6 Mercer L. Rev. 216 (1955).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Classifying applicants as either passing or failing the state bar examination is rational and furthers a legitimate state goal. Pace v. Smith, 248 Ga. 728, 286 S.E.2d 18 (1982).    Cited in  McMichen v. State Bd. of Bar Exmrs., 305 F. Supp. 1221 (N.D. Ga. 1969).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 7 C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 6.   ALR.   - Criminal record as affecting applicant's moral character for purposes of admission to the bar, 3 A.L.R.6th 49.
GA Code § 15-19-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-5. Authority of Attorney to Bind Client

 Attorneys have authority to bind their clients in any action or proceeding by any agreement in relation to the cause, made in writing, and by signing judgments, entering appeals, and entering such matters, when permissible, on the dockets of the court. Attorneys who are otherwise authorized by law to take affidavits and administer oaths shall not be disqualified to take affidavits required of their clients in any matter or proceeding of any nature whatsoever.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 382; Code 1868, § 443; Code 1873, § 408; Code 1882, § 408; Civil Code 1895, § 4417; Civil Code 1910, § 4955; Code 1933, § 9-605; Ga. L. 1957, p. 495, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article surveying the law in Georgia on admissions, see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 252 (1957). For survey article on legal ethics, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 197 (1982). For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992). For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Oral and Written Agreements   Limitations on Attorney's Authority   Discharge of Attorney or Parties   Remedies for Unauthorized Settlement   Practice and Procedure    RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorneys at Law, §§ 3, 4.   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Attorney and Client, §§ 195, 197.   ALR.    - Right of attorney, parent, guardian ad litem, or next friend to remit from verdict or judgment in favor of infant, 30 A.L.R. 1111.    Authority of attorney to bind client by extrinsic agreement to alter or vary terms of a written instrument, 76 A.L.R. 1461.    Warrant of attorney to confess judgment signed by two or more as joint, or several, or joint and several, 89 A.L.R. 403.    Validity and effect of cognovit or warrant of attorney to confess judgment in conditional sale contract, 89 A.L.R. 1106.    Authority of attorney to employ another attorney at expense of client, 90 A.L.R. 265.    Extrajudicial admissions of fact by attorney as binding client, 97 A.L.R. 374.    Authority of next friend or guardian ad litem, or of attorney employed by him, to receive payment or acknowledge satisfaction of judgment in favor of infant, 111 A.L.R. 686.   Authority of attorney to dismiss or otherwise terminate action, 56 A.L.R.2d 1290.   Attorney's inaction as excuse for failure to timely prosecute action, 15 A.L.R.3d 674.   Disqualification of attorney, otherwise qualified, to take oath or acknowledgment from client, 21 A.L.R.3d 483.   Attorney's mistake or neglect as excuse for failing to file timely notice of tort claim against state or local governmental unit, 55 A.L.R.3d 930.   Attorney's submission of dispute to arbitration, or amendment of arbitration agreement, without client's knowledge or consent, 48 A.L.R.4th 127.   Authority of attorney to compromise action - modern cases, 90 A.L.R.4th 326.
GA Code § 15-19-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-6. Handling Client's Funds

 Without special authority, attorneys cannot receive anything in discharge of a client's claim but the full amount in cash.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 383; Code 1868, § 444; Code 1873, § 409; Code 1882, § 409; Civil Code 1895, § 4418; Civil Code 1910, § 4956; Code 1933, § 9-606.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the law concerning settlements negotiated by attorneys, see 29 Ga. St. B.J. 10 (1992).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Handling of Client's Funds by Attorney   Practice and Procedure    RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 198.   ALR.    - Attorney's liability for failure to follow client's instructions, 56 A.L.R. 962.    Authority of attorney to bind client by extrinsic agreement to alter or vary terms of a written instrument, 76 A.L.R. 1461.    Validity of stipulation, in contract between attorney and client, prohibiting or restricting right of latter to compromise without former's consent, and effect of invalid stipulation in that regard upon rest of contract, 121 A.L.R. 1122.   Discharge of debtor who makes payment by delivering checks payable to creditor to latter's agent, where agent forges creditor's signature and absconds with proceeds, 49 A.L.R.3d 843.   Authority of attorney to compromise action - modern cases, 90 A.L.R.4th 326.
GA Code § 15-19-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 19 - Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-19-7. Proof of Authority

 The presiding judge or justice, on motion of either party and on showing reasonable grounds therefor, may require any attorney who assumes the right to appear in a case to produce or prove the authority under which he appears and to disclose, whenever pertinent to any issue, the name of the person who employed him and may grant any order that justice may require on such investigation. However, prima facie, attorneys shall be held authorized to represent properly any case in which they may appear.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 387; Code 1868, § 448; Code 1873, § 413; Code 1882, § 413; Civil Code 1895, § 4423; Civil Code 1910, § 4961; Code 1933, § 9-604.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorneys at Law, § 156 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Attorney and Client, § 197.   ALR.    - Agreement or understanding between attorney and client to use money for unlawful purposes as affecting their rights inter se, 20 A.L.R. 1476; 26 A.L.R. 98.   Ratification of attorney's unauthorized compromise of action, 5 A.L.R.5th 56.