§ 11-581 – Public defender; appointment

11-581. Public defender; appointment In any county the board of supervisors may establish the office of public defender and appoint a suitable person to hold that office.

§ 11-582 – Qualifications; salary

11-582. Qualifications; salary A. No person shall be eligible for the office of public defender or deputy public defender unless he is an attorney at law, licensed and in good standing in this state. B. The public defender shall receive that salary which the board of supervisors shall determine, provided that it shall be not […]

§ 11-583 – Private practice of civil and criminal law prohibited; exception; limitation

11-583. Private practice of civil and criminal law prohibited; exception; limitation A. The public defender and his full-time deputies shall not engage in the private practice of law, except: 1. Such prohibition shall not apply to part-time deputies, except that in no instance shall part-time deputies engage in any private litigation in which the county […]

§ 11-584 – Public defender; duties; reimbursement

11-584. Public defender; duties; reimbursement A. The public defender, on order of the court, shall defend, advise and counsel any person who is entitled to counsel as a matter of law and who is not financially able to employ counsel in the following proceedings and circumstances: 1. Offenses triable in the superior court or justice […]

§ 11-585 – Provision for office and supplies; reimbursement from other agencies

11-585. Provision for office and supplies; reimbursement from other agencies A. In each county where the office of public defender is established, the board of supervisors shall provide suitable rooms, office furniture and supplies with which to properly conduct the business of his office. B. The county shall be reimbursed by the appropriate governmental agency […]

§ 11-586 – Provision for deputies, assistants and employees

11-586. Provision for deputies, assistants and employees A. The public defender, with the consent and at salaries fixed by the board of supervisors, may appoint those full-time and part-time deputies, and hire stenographers and assistants necessary to conduct the affairs of their respective offices. The appointments shall be in writing. B. Deputies shall hold office […]

§ 11-587 – Withdrawal of public defender

11-587. Withdrawal of public defender The public defender shall petition the court to withdraw as attorney of record, and the court may grant such petition, whenever private counsel is employed either by the defendant or by any other person to represent such defendant and such private counsel is accepted by the defendant.

§ 11-588 – State aid to indigent defense fund

11-588. State aid to indigent defense fund A. The state aid to indigent defense fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund and monies allocated to the fund pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B and J. The purpose of the fund is to provide state aid to the county public defender, legal defender […]