§ 4-48. Public defender.

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(a)

Any such courts shall provide for the representation of indigent defendants by a public defender's office.

(b)

The public defender shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 4-43. The provisions relating to the qualifications, appointment of assistants, prohibition on the private practice of law, compensation, and budget of the solicitor in section 4-47 shall apply to the public defender. Any person appointed public defender shall be appointed to a four-year term of office and shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and qualified in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

(1996 Ga. Laws, page 627, § 12)

                    
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