Section 16-303 – Regional Advisory Boards
(a) There are four regional advisory boards of the Office. (b) Each regional advisory board consists of five members appointed by the Governor. (c) Of the four regional advisory boards: (1) the first shall advise public defender districts one, eight, and nine, which encompass Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Harford County; (2) the second shall advise public defender districts two […]
Section 16-304 – Duties of Regional Advisory Boards
Each regional advisory board shall: (1) study and observe the operation of district public defender offices; and (2) advise the Public Defender and district public defenders on panels of attorneys, fees, and other matters about the operation of district public defender offices and the public defender system.
Section 16-401 – Annual Report of Public Defender
(a) On or before September 30 of each year, the Public Defender shall submit a report to: (1) the Board of Trustees; (2) the Governor; and (3) in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly. (b) The report shall include: (1) pertinent data about the operations of the Office, including projected needs, a breakdown of the […]
Section 16-402 – Appropriations
Funds for carrying out this title shall be as provided in the State budget.
Section 16-403 – Severability
(a) The provisions of this title are severable. (b) The invalidity of a provision of this title does not affect other provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision.
Section 16-211 – Reimbursement for Services
(a) (1) If it appears that an indigent individual has or reasonably expects to have means to meet some of the expenses for services rendered, the indigent individual shall reimburse the Office: (i) by a single payment or in installments; and (ii) in the amount that the indigent individual can reasonably be expected to pay. (2) A default or failure […]
Section 16-212 – Liens
(a) The reasonable value of the services rendered to an indigent individual in accordance with this title is a lien on real or personal property in which the indigent individual has or acquires an interest, except for the residence of the indigent individual. (b) To perfect the lien, the Public Defender shall submit to the court having […]
Section 16-213 – Effect of Subtitle
This subtitle does not prohibit the appointment of an attorney, other than through the Office, to represent an indigent individual by the District Court, a circuit court, or the Court of Special Appeals if: (1) there is a conflict in legal representation in a matter involving multiple defendants, and one of the defendants is represented by […]
Section 16-301 – Board of Trustees
(a) There is a Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender. (b) The Board of Trustees consists of 13 members. (c) (1) Each member of the Board of Trustees shall be a resident of the State. (2) 11 members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the […]
Section 16-101 – Definitions
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Board of Trustees” means the Board of Trustees of the Office of the Public Defender established under § 16–301 of this title. (c) “District” means an area conforming to the geographic boundaries of a District Court district established in § 1–602 of the Courts Article. (d) “Indigent […]