HB928: Courts; private attorney appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; revise compensation

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointment of substitute for absent or disqualified district attorney, so as to revise the compensation of private attorneys appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; to provide for such attorneys to be compensated $250.00 per hour for each certified hour worked, subject to a cap; to provide for such cap; to provide for certification by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia of such hours worked by such attorneys; to provide for such attorneys to engage the services of private counsel, paralegals, and legal interns and to provide for their compensation; to provide for funding of such compensation; to provide for reimbursement of actual expenses incurred; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.