§29-21-17. Private Practice of Law by Public Defenders
(a) No full-time public defender or full-time assistant public defender may engage in any private practice of law except as provided in this section. (b) A board of directors may permit a newly employed full-time public defender or full-time assistant public defender to engage in the private practice of law for compensation for the sole […]
§29-21-18. Records and Reports
(a) The agency is authorized to require such reports as it deems necessary from any public defender corporation or other entity or person receiving funding under this article regarding activities carried out pursuant to this article. (b) The agency is authorized to prescribe the keeping of records with respect to the activities of public defender […]
§29-21-19. Audits
(a) The accounts of each public defender corporation shall be audited annually as soon as possible after the end of each state fiscal year. Such audits shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by the State Tax Commissioner. (b) The audits shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts […]
§29-21-20. Appointed Counsel Immune From Liability
Any attorney who provides legal representation under the provisions of this article under appointment by a circuit court, family court or by the Supreme Court of Appeals, and whose only compensation therefor is paid under the provisions of this article, shall be immune from liability arising from that representation in the same manner and to […]
§29-21-21. Forgiveness of Loans; Reversion of Public Defender Corporation Assets
All equipment, operational or supplemental loans heretofore made under the former provisions of article twenty-one are forgiven and declared null and void and shall not be an obligation of a public defender corporation formerly established under the previous provisions of article twenty-one, nor an obligation of any successor organization or of the members of any […]
§29-21-13a. Compensation and Expenses for Panel Attorneys
(a) All panel attorneys shall maintain detailed and accurate records of the time expended and expenses incurred on behalf of eligible clients, and which records are to be maintained in a form that will enable the attorney to determine for any day the periods of time expended in tenths of an hour on behalf of […]
§29-21-14. Limitation on Use of Funds; Exceptions
(a) Funds made available by the agency to public defender corporations or other entities under this article, either by loan, grant or contract, and funds used for payments to panel attorneys shall be used only to provide legal representation for eligible clients involved in proceedings defined by this article as eligible proceedings. (b) Funds received […]
§29-21-15. Public Defender Corporations — Board of Directors
(a) The governing body of each public defender corporation shall be a board of directors consisting of persons who are residents of the area to be served by the public defender corporation. (1) In multicounty circuits, and in the case of multicircuit or regional corporations, the county commission of each county within the area served […]
§29-21-16. Determination of Maximum Income Levels; Eligibility Guidelines; Use of Form Affidavit; Inquiry by Court; Denial of Services; Repayment; Limitation on Remedies Against Affiant
(a) The agency shall establish and periodically review and update financial guidelines for determining eligibility for legal representation made available under the provisions of this article. The agency shall adopt a financial affidavit form for use by persons seeking legal representation made available under the provisions of this article. (b) All persons seeking legal representation […]
§29-21-6. Powers, Duties, and Limitations
(a) Consistent with the provisions of this article, the agency is authorized to make grants to and contracts with public defender corporations and with individuals, partnerships, firms, corporations, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing legal representation under this article and may make any other grants and contracts that are necessary to carry out […]