{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-12","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-1-12","heading":"Restrictions on contingency fee compensation of attorney appointed to represent state in forfeiture action.","body":"(a) In any forfeiture action brought pursuant to this title, an attorney appointed by the Attorney General or district attorney as a special assistant attorney general, special assistant district attorney, or other attorney appointed to represent this state in such forfeiture action shall not be compensated on a contingent basis by a percentage of assets which arise or are realized from such forfeiture action. Such attorneys shall also not be compensated on a contingent basis by an hourly, fixed fee, or other arrangement which is contingent on a successful prosecution of such forfeiture action.\n(b) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise restricting the Attorney General or a district attorney from appointing special assistants or other attorneys to assist in the prosecution of any action brought pursuant to this title.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"1c027aa4da27b6d07dbd81d6db6ac0fcf56065f9ef770619181cf9f93f786198","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-11","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}