Section 4.16Authorizing and funding a system of indigent defense and a prosecutor in the municipal court of the City of Ashburn
Plain English: what this chapter covers
The Charter is Ashburn's founding document, kind of like the city's constitution. It was passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 2001. It sets up a council of a mayor and five councilmembers, a hired city manager who runs day-to-day operations, the municipal court, how elections and vacancies work, and the city's taxing, budgeting and borrowing powers. Anything the Charter doesn't cover is handled by city ordinance or state law.
The mayor and council shall have the power to provide for a system of defense for indigent persons charged in the of the City of Ashburn with violations of and/or state laws, and for the prosecution of such cases by a prosecutor, and to provide for and require the expense of same to be prorated over all criminal cases disposed of by the court, and all bond forfeitures in said cases, to be imposed by the municipal court judge and collected in all criminal cases and in bond forfeitures in such cases as costs in addition to fines, penalties, and all other costs.
History: (Ord. No. 04-07, § 1, 7-1-2004)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTICH_ARTIVJUBR_S4.16AUFUSYINDEPRMUCOAS
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIVJUBR_S4.16AUFUSYINDEPRMUCOAS
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