Section 33-57-3. Consumers' insurance advocate and deputy advocate created; compensation and reimbursement; quarterly report

   There are created the consumers' insurance advocate and deputy advocate within the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs. The advocate and deputy advocate may be attorneys licensed to practice in the courts of this state and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The advocate shall receive compensation in an amount to be determined by the Governor but not to exceed that provided or authorized by law for the district attorney for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, excluding all city and county supplemental compensation and expenses. In addition to such compensation, the advocate shall also receive reimbursement for his or her reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties, as provided by law for state employees. The advocate shall have discretion to employ an individual in the position of deputy advocate, and such person shall receive such compensation as shall be determined by the advocate, together with reimbursement of expenses on the same terms as the advocate. No person employed as advocate or deputy advocate shall engage in the private practice of law while employed as the consumers' insurance advocate. The advocate shall submit a written report of quarterly activities, decisions, information obtained, and expenditures of the advocate's office. The report shall be submitted to the Insurance Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives and to the Insurance and Labor Committee of the Georgia Senate not less than 30 days after the end of each quarter of each calendar year.

Code 1981, § 33-57-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 335, § 2.