Ga. Unif. Super. Ct. R. 29.2

When an accused person, contending to be financially unable to employ an attorney to defend

against pending criminal charges or to appeal a conviction, desires to have an attorney appointed,

the accused shall make a request in writing to the court or its designee for an attorney to be

appointed. The request shall be in the form of an application for appointment of counsel and

certificate of financial resources, made under oath and signed by the accused which shall contain

information as to the accused’s assets, liabilities, employment, earnings, other income, number

and ages of dependents, the charges against the accused and such other information as shall be

required by the court. The purpose of the application and certification is to provide the court or

its designee with sufficient information from which to determine the financial ability of the

accused to employ counsel.

The determination of indigency or not shall be made by a judge of a superior court or designee.

Upon a determination of indigency the court shall, in writing, authorize the appointment of

counsel for the indigent accused. The original authorization of appointment shall be filed with

the indictment or warrant in the case; a copy of the authorization shall be forwarded to the clerk,

court administrator, public defender or such other person designated by the court to assign an

attorney to an indigent defendant. Such person shall notify the accused, the appointed attorney,

the sheriff and the district attorney of the appointment. [In state court, see State Court Rule 29.2.]