22-4520 Same; prohibition on interfering with professional duties of counsel.
22-4520. Same; prohibition on interfering with professional duties of counsel. The state board of indigents’ defense services shall not make any decision regarding the handling of any case nor interfere with the appointed counsel, contract counsel or public defender, or any member of the staff thereof, in carrying out their professional duties. History: L. 1982, […]
22-4521 Same; meetings; officers; quorum; compensation and allowances.
22-4521. Same; meetings; officers; quorum; compensation and allowances. (a) At the first meeting of the state board of indigents’ defense services and at the first meeting held each calendar year thereafter, the board shall elect a chairperson and a secretary from among its members. (b) The board shall meet at least quarterly and at such […]
22-4522 Same; powers and duties.
22-4522. Same; powers and duties. The state board of indigents’ defense services shall: (a) Provide, supervise and coordinate, in the most efficient and economical manner possible, the constitutionally and statutorily required counsel and related services for each indigent person accused of a felony and for such other indigent persons as prescribed by statute; (b) establish, […]
22-4523 Same; additional powers.
22-4523. Same; additional powers. The state board of indigents’ defense services may: (a) Accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation other than reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses; (b) prepare and publish statistical and case studies and other data pertinent to the legal representation of indigent persons; (c) conduct programs having […]
22-4524 State director of indigents’ defense services; civil service status of director and other officers and employees.
22-4524. State director of indigents’ defense services; civil service status of director and other officers and employees. (a) There is hereby created the position of state director of indigents’ defense services. The director shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act, shall be appointed by the state board of indigents’ defense […]
22-4525 Same; duties.
22-4525. Same; duties. The state director of indigents’ defense services shall be chief executive officer of the state board of indigents’ defense services. In addition thereto, the director shall: (a) Supervise the operation, policies and procedures of the office of the board; (b) prepare and submit to the board an annual report of the operation […]
22-4526 Disposition of moneys received under contracts with cities and counties.
22-4526. Disposition of moneys received under contracts with cities and counties. All moneys received by the state board of indigents’ defense services under contracts entered into with one or more cities or counties under subsection (f) of K.S.A. 22-4523, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted by the board to the state treasurer in accordance with […]
22-4527 Abolition of board of supervisors of panels to aid indigent defendants; transfer of officers and employees, rules and regulations, directives and standards, and records and property to new board; existing defense services systems continued subject to change.
22-4527. Abolition of board of supervisors of panels to aid indigent defendants; transfer of officers and employees, rules and regulations, directives and standards, and records and property to new board; existing defense services systems continued subject to change. (a) The board of supervisors of panels to aid indigent defendants created by K.S.A. 22-4514 is hereby […]
22-4528 Citation of act.
22-4528. Citation of act. The provisions of K.S.A. 22-4501 to 22-4518, inclusive, and amendments thereto, and K.S.A. 22-4519 to 22-4528, inclusive, shall be construed together and may be cited as the indigents’ defense services act. History: L. 1982, ch. 142, § 10; July 1.
22-4529 Entitlement of defendant to counsel; application fee; disposition of moneys.
22-4529. Entitlement of defendant to counsel; application fee; disposition of moneys. Any defendant entitled to counsel pursuant to K.S.A. 22-4503, and amendments thereto, shall pay an application fee in the amount of $100 to the clerk of the district court. Any defendant entitled to counsel in a proceeding for a violation of a condition of […]