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GA Code § 15-18-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-13. Payment of Costs in Appellate Courts

 The bill of costs and any filing fees in appeals or applications filed in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals on behalf of the state by a district attorney shall be paid 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.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1581; Code 1868, § 1643; Code 1873, § 1649; Code 1882, § 1649; Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 470, § 40; Penal Code 1895, §§ 1101, 1103; Penal Code 1910, §§ 1128, 1130; Code 1933, § 24-2906; Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 4; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 5.)   Cross references.   - Amount of bill of costs for cases carried to Supreme Court or Court of Appeals, § 5-6-4.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Fee not collectible by private person voluntarily appearing.    - Fee to be paid by the state for services rendered in the Supreme Court appertains to the office and may not be collected by a private person voluntarily appearing before the Supreme Court. Rozier v. State, 177 Ga. 420, 170 S.E. 241 (1933).    Cited in  Stokes v. Fortson, 234 F. Supp. 575 (N.D. Ga. 1964).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Prosecuting Attorneys, § 15.   C.J.S.   - 27 C.J.S., District and Prosecuting Attorneys, § 32 et seq.
GA Code § 15-18-14.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-14.2. Victim Assistance Coordinator

  Subject to such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly or which are otherwise available to the State of Georgia for such purpose, the district attorney is authorized to employ a victim assistance coordinator and such other victim assistance personnel as may be necessary to assist the district attorney in carrying out the duties imposed by Chapters 15, 17, and 18 of Title 17 relating to the rights of victims of crime or other laws of this state relating to the rights of victims of crimes. Any such personnel shall be compensated by the state in the same manner as other state paid personnel appointed pursuant to this article from such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose or as are otherwise available for such purpose. Such personnel shall also be authorized to receive the same fringe benefits as other state paid personnel.   Subject to the provisions of Code Section 15-18-19, the district attorney shall fix the compensation of each person appointed pursuant to this Code section; provided, however, that the maximum salary for any such position shall not exceed 70 percent of the annual salary of the district attorney from state funds.   Each person employed as a victim assistance coordinator or victims' advocate shall complete an initial training program prescribed by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia within 12 months of such employment and such in-service training as the council shall by rule prescribe.   Not later than June 1 of each year, the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia shall furnish to each district attorney a budget for the judicial circuit based on the amount appropriated by the General Assembly or otherwise available for personnel and operations of victim assistance programs authorized by this Code section.     (Code 1981, §15-18-14.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 8; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 15; Ga. L. 2004, p. 466, § 2; Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, § 8/SB 396.)   Cross references.   - State Victim Services Commission, T. 35, C. 6.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Disrupting Victim Exploitation," see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 805 (2018).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Spikes v. State, 353 Ga. App. 454, 838 S.E.2d 121 (2020).
GA Code § 15-18-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-16. Substitution of Assistant on Death or Resignation of District Attorney

 Upon the death or resignation of a district attorney, the chief assistant district attorney or, if there is no chief assistant district attorney, the assistant district attorney senior in time of service shall perform the duties of the deceased or resigned district attorney in his or her name until such official's successor is appointed or elected and qualified. An assistant district attorney performing the duties of a deceased or resigned district attorney shall be compensated as provided for acting district attorneys in subsection (b) of Code Section 15-18-15.   (Code 1933, § 24-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 8; Ga. L. 1979, p. 639, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 414, § 3/HB 268.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Power of assistant or deputy prosecuting or district attorney to file information, or to sign or prosecute it in his own name, 80 A.L.R.2d 1067.
GA Code § 15-18-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-18. Alternate Hiring Procedure for Secretaries

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, § 9/SB 396, effective July 1, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1975, p. 1506, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 19; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 15; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 11.
GA Code § 15-18-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-20. Additional Personnel as State Employees

  The district attorney in each judicial circuit may employ such additional assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, victim and witness assistance personnel, 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 county or counties comprising the judicial circuit. The district attorney shall define the duties and fix the title of any attorney or other employee of the district attorney's office.   Personnel employed by the district attorney pursuant to this Code section shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney and shall be compensated by the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit, the manner and amount of compensation to be paid to be fixed either by local Act or by the district attorney with the approval of the county or counties comprising the judicial circuit.    (Code 1933, § 24-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 8; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1020, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1521, § 4.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Additional assistants are county employees.   - Since the hiring of the employees is authorized by the county, and these employees are paid directly by the county, the employees are county employees. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U79-12.   Part-time assistant district attorneys.   - District attorney may appoint a part-time assistant district attorney to prosecute traffic cases in the probate court if requested by the judge of the probate court. If the assistant is compensated solely by county funds, the assistant can engage in the private practice of law except as a conflict of interest may arise due to the assistant's responsibilities as an assistant district attorney. 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U91-6.
GA Code § 15-18-20.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-20.1. Additional Personnel for District Attorney's Office

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing authority of any county or municipality within the judicial circuit which provides additional personnel for the office of district attorney may contract with the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia to provide such additional personnel in the same manner as is provided for state paid personnel in this article. Any such personnel shall be considered state employees and shall be entitled to the same fringe benefits as other state paid personnel employed by the district attorney pursuant to this article. The governing authority of such county or municipality shall transfer to the council such funds as may be necessary to cover the compensation, benefits, travel, and other expenses for such personnel.    (Code 1981, §15-18-20.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 13; Ga. L. 2006, p. 414, § 4/HB 268.)
GA Code § 15-18-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-21. Qualifications of Attorneys and Investigators Employed by District Attorney

  Any assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, or other attorney at law employed by the district attorney who is compensated in whole or in part by state funds shall not engage in the private practice of law.   Any assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, or any other attorney at law employed by the district attorney shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia, admitted to practice before the appellate courts of this state, shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney, and shall have such authority, powers, and duties as may be assigned by the district attorney.   Any investigator employed by the district attorney's office and authorized by the district attorney to carry weapons or to exercise any of the powers of a peace officer of this state shall meet the requirements of Chapter 8 of Title 35 and shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.    (Code 1933, § 24-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 8.)   Cross references.   - Regulation of practice of law generally, § 15-19-50 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Appointed attorney not precluded from private practice.    - Attorney appointed by a presiding judge as a part-time district attorney pro tempore assigned pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 15-18-27(a) to prosecute criminal acts allegedly committed by a district attorney and/or the district attorney's staff is not precluded from the private practice of criminal law for the duration of the appointment. State v. Redd, 243 Ga. App. 809, 534 S.E.2d 473 (2000).    Cited in Hudson v. State, 248 Ga. 397, 283 S.E.2d 271 (1981).
GA Code § 15-18-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-23. Office Expenses

 The governing authority of the county or counties comprising each judicial circuit shall provide all offices, utilities, telephone expenses, materials, and supplies as may be necessary to equip, maintain, and furnish the office or offices of the district attorney in an orderly and efficient manner.   (Code 1933, § 24-2919, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1257, § 8.)
GA Code § 15-18-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-24. Liability of District Attorney; Failure to Comply as Ground for Impeachment

 If a district attorney fails to comply with Code Section 15-18-6, he is liable to rule as are attorneys at law, with all the penalties and remedies applicable thereto. Failure to comply with the terms of a rule absolute within 20 days from the time it becomes final shall be a ground for impeachment.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 352; Code 1868, § 413; Code 1873, § 378; Code 1882, § 378; Civil Code 1895, § 4393; Penal Code 1895, § 799; Civil Code 1910, § 4927; Penal Code 1910, § 799; Code 1933, § 24-2911.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Prosecuting Attorneys, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 27 C.J.S., District and Prosecuting Attorneys, §§ 30, 31, 69.   ALR.    - Pendency of impeachment proceeding as affecting power of officer, 30 A.L.R. 1149.   Disciplinary action against attorney for misconduct related to performance of official duties as prosecuting attorney, 10 A.L.R.4th 605.
GA Code § 15-18-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-25. Fine for Failure to Attend Courts

 If a district attorney fails to attend on the courts of his circuit as required, without just cause, he is liable to be fined $50.00 for each failure, to be retained out of his salary.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 353; Code 1868, § 414; Code 1873, § 379; Code 1882, § 379; Civil Code 1895, § 4394; Penal Code 1895, § 800; Civil Code 1910, § 4928; Penal Code 1910, § 800; Code 1933, § 24-2912; Ga. L. 1991, p. 135, § 3.)
GA Code § 15-18-26 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-26. Taking Money or Thing of Value in Exchange for Official Actions; Ground for Impeachment

 If a district attorney takes or agrees to take from any person money or any other valuable thing which is not authorized by law, the consideration whereof is a promise or undertaking to procure or to try to procure a finding by the grand jury of a "true bill" or "no bill" upon an indictment, or to make or not to make a presentment, or to postpone or delay a state case or an arrest, or to advise that it be done or how it may be done, and an indictment is handed down or a presentment is made to this effect, the district attorney shall be disqualified from further discharging his or her official duties until a trial is had upon the indictment or presentment. If the trial results in a conviction, he or she shall be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion of the court. Such a conviction is also a ground for impeachment. The disqualification shall continue until the adjournment of the next session of the General Assembly. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to certify immediately such proceedings to the Governor.   (Orig. Code 1863, §§ 355, 356, 357; Code 1868, §§ 416, 417, 418; Code 1873, §§ 381, 382, 383; Code 1882, §§ 381, 382, 383; Penal Code 1895, §§ 802, 803, 804; Penal Code 1910, §§ 802, 803, 804; Code 1933, §§ 24-2916, 24-2917; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1115, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Prosecuting Attorneys, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 27 C.J.S., District and Prosecuting Attorneys, §§ 62, 63.   ALR.    - Pendency of impeachment proceeding as affecting power of officer, 30 A.L.R. 1149.   Disciplinary action against attorney for misconduct related to performance of official duties as prosecuting attorney, 10 A.L.R.4th 605.
GA Code § 15-18-27 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-27. Allegation of Indictable Offense Committed by District Attorney or Staff Member; Procedure if True Bill Found

  When any person makes an affidavit before a judge of the superior court which alleges that the district attorney or a member of the staff of the district attorney has committed an indictable offense and the court finds that there is probable cause to believe that the accused has committed the alleged offense or the grand jury files a sealed report with the presiding judge that the grand jury has found reasonable grounds to believe that the district attorney or a member of the staff of the district attorney has committed such an offense and intends to proceed as provided in Code Sections 45-11-4 and 45-15-11, it shall be the duty of the court to notify the Attorney General as provided in Code Section 15-18-5.   If a true bill is found, the case shall proceed as other criminal cases and upon conviction shall proceed as provided by Code Section 45-5-6.1.    (Orig. Code 1863, § 360; Code 1868, § 421; Code 1873, § 386; Code 1882, § 386; Penal Code 1895, § 807; Penal Code 1910, § 807; Code 1933, § 24-2918; Ga. L. 1996, p. 382, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1211, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Validity, under state law, of appointment of special prosecutor where regular prosecutor is charged with, or being investigated for, criminal or impeachable offense, 84 A.L.R.3d 115.
GA Code § 15-18-28 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-28. Personnel Positions Continuation After April 11, 1990

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, each personnel position in the office of a district attorney, which position exists or was created or authorized on or afterApril 11, 1990, whether pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 15-18-14, 15-18-14.1, or 15-18-17 or pursuant to any general or local Act applicable to a judicial circuit or any county thereof, shall continue to exist or be authorized within such judicial circuit until otherwise provided by law.   For purposes of this subsection, a personnel position shall be each personnel position in the office of a district attorney which is continued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, if a judicial circuit, or portion thereof, is merged with, consolidated with, or otherwise becomes a part of:   Only one other judicial circuit, that other judicial circuit shall have transferred to it those personnel positions for the judicial circuit, or portion thereof, which has been merged with, consolidated with, or otherwise become a part of it; or   More than one other judicial circuit, those other judicial circuits shall have equitably allocated to them by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia those personnel positions for the judicial circuit, or portion thereof, which has been merged with, consolidated with, or otherwise become a part of them.       (Code 1981, §15-18-28, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1363, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 15.)
GA Code § 15-18-29 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-29. Honorary Office of District Attorney Emeritus

  There is created the honorary office of district attorney emeritus of the State of Georgia. Any district attorney of this state who retires under honorable conditions after having served as a prosecuting attorney for 20 or more years shall automatically hold the honorary office of district attorney emeritus of the State of Georgia.   Any person holding the honorary office of district attorney emeritus of the State of Georgia shall, upon application to the Secretary of State, be issued a special certificate evidencing such honorary office.   The honorary office of district attorney emeritus of the State of Georgia shall not constitute the holding of public office or public employment for the purpose of any other law of this state.   The provisions of this Code section shall not affect the status or duties of any person appointed district attorney emeritus or solicitor-general emeritus pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 47.     (Code 1981, §15-18-29, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 913, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Classes of membership, Rules and Regulations for the Organization and Government of the State Bar of Georgia, Rule 1-202.
GA Code § 15-18-31 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 15-18-31. Referrals to Defensive Driving Programs

 When a prosecuting attorney determines that prosecution of a traffic offense, or municipal ordinance involving a traffic offense, is or is not warranted, and regardless of whether a court order is entered for such offense or a referral is made to a pretrial intervention, pretrial release, pretrial diversion program, or other similar pretrial program, a prosecuting attorney may condition any other action regarding such offense upon the satisfactory completion of a defensive driving course or defensive driving program approved by the Department of Driver Services but shall not be authorized to mandate the completion of any other driving program.    (Code 1981, §15-18-31, enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 710, § 1-2/SB 298.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 53 Am. Jur. 2d, Mentally Impaired Persons, § 141.
GA Code § 15-18-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 15 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Prosecuting Attorneys|Article 2 - Prosecuting Attorneys' Council|§ 15-18-40. Prosecuting Attorneys' Council Established; Purpose and Functions

  The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia is established.   It shall be the purpose of the council to assist the prosecuting attorneys throughout the state in their efforts against criminal activity in the state; such assistance may include:   The obtaining, preparation, supplementation, and dissemination of indexes to and digests of the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of Georgia and other courts, statutes, and legal authorities relating to criminal matters;   The preparation and distribution of a basic prosecutor's manual and other educational materials;   The preparation and distribution of model indictments, search warrants, interrogation devices, and other common and appropriate documents employed in the administration of criminal justice at the trial level;   The promotion of and assistance in the training of prosecuting attorneys;   The provision of legal research assistance to prosecuting attorneys;   The provision of such assistance to law enforcement agencies as may be lawful; and   The provision of such other assistance to prosecuting attorneys as may be authorized by law.     The council:   Shall be the fiscal officer for the prosecuting attorneys and shall prepare and submit budget estimates of state appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the district attorneys' and solicitors-general's offices; and   From such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise available for the operation of prosecuting attorneys, may provide such administrative functions, services, supplies, equipment, or operating expenses as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the duties and responsibilities of such prosecuting attorneys and may contract with any other department, bureau, agency, commission, institution, or authority of this state or any other entity for such purpose.     Effective July 1, 2008, the ministerial functions of the commissioner of administrative services or of the Department of Administrative Services relating to the payment of salaries, benefits, and expenses for district attorneys and district attorney personnel appointed pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter or solicitors-general shall be transferred to and performed by the council.    (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1623, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1319, § 15; Ga. L. 2008, p. 577, §§ 11, 12/SB 396.)   Law reviews.   - For comment, "Discretion Versus Supersession: Calibrating the Power Balance Between Local Prosecutors and State Officials," see 68 Emory L.J. 95 (2018).