Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, GA Indigent Defense

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Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, GA Indigent Defense

The Office of Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit Indigent Defense is located in Cumming, GA and serves indigent criminal defendants in Forsyth County. This office has Public Defenders and Staff Attorneys that handle misdemeanor or felony where any type of jail time can be imposed and violation of probation in State and Superior Courts, a misdemeanor, an ordinace violation for which a sentence of incarceration may be imposed and violation of probation in Magistrate Court and indigent juveniles charged with deliquency, a status offense (unruly, runaway, truancy) or violation of probabtion in the Juvenile Court. The Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit Office is governed by a Tripartite Committee, authorized and directed to implement all changes reasonably necessary to comply with the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003 and the standards for indigent defense promulgated by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council (GPDSC). In addition, the Tripartite Committee's conduct represents the Forsyth County indigent defense program before the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council and other State governing authorities. For information about who qualifies for representation by the Public Defender's Office and how and when you can apply, please visit their website.

Contact Information

Address
101 E. Courthouse Square, Suite 4099 Cumming, Georgia 30040

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