Effective – 28 Aug 2013 600.011. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Assigned counsel” means private attorneys who are hired by the state public defender director to handle the cases of eligible persons from time to time on a […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.015. Public defender commission created — appointment, terms, expenses, meetings, vacancies — director to be ex officio member. — 1. There is hereby created the “Public Defender Commission”. The commission shall be composed of seven members, four of whom shall be lawyers, appointed by the governor with the advice and […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.017. Commission, powers and duties. — The commission shall have the following powers together with all powers incident thereto or necessary for the performance thereof: (1) To select the director, deputy directors and public defenders; (2) To draw up procedures, with the assistance of the director, for the selection of […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.019. Public defender system created — director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, removal from office, procedure. — 1. The “Office of State Public Defender” is hereby created and established as an independent department of the judicial branch of state government. 2. The commission shall appoint a director of the office of state […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1986 600.021. Public defenders, appointment, terms, qualifications, restrictions — compensation of defenders and employees — offices, where established — private attorneys, services authorized. — 1. The commission shall employ persons to be public defenders for a term of four years. A public defender shall employ such persons to be assistant public […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 600.040. Office space and utilities services, how provided — retirement system membership. — 1. The city or county shall provide office space and utility services, other than telephone service, for the district public defender and his or her personnel. If there is more than one county in a district, each […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2019, 4 histories 600.042. Director’s duties and powers — cases for which representation is authorized — rules, procedure — discretionary powers of defender system — bar members appointment authorized. — 1. The director shall: (1) Direct and supervise the work of the deputy directors and other state public defender office personnel […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.043. Involuntary civil detention or commitment cases, representation by defenders prohibited. — The state public defender system shall not represent a person who faces a loss or deprivation of liberty pursuant to section 632.415, and nothing in sections 600.011 to 600.048 and 600.086 to 600.096 shall be construed to affect […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.044. Legal services to be furnished by defender, dismissal from case, when, procedure. — A defender who undertakes to represent an eligible person shall continue to do so at every stage of the case or proceeding, including the filing of a motion for new trial and the processing, briefing, and […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 600.048. Right to counsel, notice posted, where, contents — request for counsel, procedure — privacy rights. — 1. It shall be the duty of every person in charge of a jail, police station, constable’s or sheriff’s office, or detention facility provided by any county to post in a conspicuous place […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1976 600.051. Waiver of counsel, when permitted. — 1. Any judge of a court of competent jurisdiction may permit a waiver of counsel to be filed in any criminal case wherein a defendant may receive a jail sentence or confinement if the court first determines that defendant has made a knowledgeable […]
Effective – 02 Jul 2013 600.062. Acceptance of cases, no authority to limit based on caseload standards. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 600.017 and 600.042 to the contrary, neither the director nor the commission shall have the authority to limit the availability of a district office or any division director, district defender, deputy district […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 600.063. Caseload concerns, motion to court, procedure — rulemaking authority. — 1. Upon approval by the director or the commission, any district defender may file a motion to request a conference to discuss caseload issues involving any individual public defender or defenders, but not the entire office, with the presiding […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 600.064. Private counsel, appointment of, requirements — expenses. — 1. Before a circuit court judge appoints private counsel to represent an indigent defendant, the judge shall: (1) Investigate the defendant’s financial status to verify that the defendant does not have the means to obtain counsel; (2) Provide each appointed lawyer, […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1993 600.086. Eligibility for representation, rules to establish — indigency, how determined, procedure, appeal — false statements, penalty — investigation authorized. — 1. A person shall be considered eligible for representation under sections 600.011 to 600.048 and 600.086 to 600.096 when it appears from all the circumstances of the case including […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1990 600.089. Parolees to pay for representation, when. — If the public defender commission has obtained a judgment against an offender in the custody of the department of corrections, and the offender is later paroled and becomes financially able to pay all or some part of such judgment, he shall be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2016, 2 histories 600.090. Determination of ability to pay all or part of representation costs — lien for reasonable value of services, procedure — deposit of funds collected. — 1. (1) If a person is determined to be eligible for the services provided by the state public defender system and if, […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.091. Confidentiality of defender’s files, exceptions. — The files maintained by the state public defender office which relate to the handling of any case shall be considered confidential and shall not be open to inspection by any person unless authorized by law, court order, the commission, or the director. Nothing […]
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.093. Probation, payment for services may be condition. — The court may require a defendant to repay all or a part of the value of the legal services rendered by the state public defender system as a condition of probation. ——– (L. 1982 H.B. 1169) Effective 4-01-82
Effective – 01 Apr 1982 600.096. Reports, documents, statements, transcripts to be furnished to defender without fee. — An office of the state, or any department, division, agency or political subdivision thereof, including a prosecutor’s office and a police department, shall furnish copies, upon request, of any reports, documents, statements or transcripts prepared by the […]
