Ind. Code § 33-40-7-6

Duties of board; term, removal, and qualifications of county public defender

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Current — January 1, 2023

As of January 1, 2018

Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, the term "board" includes a joint board created by an interlocal agreement under section 3.5 of this chapter.

~~Sec. 6. (a)~~ If a county public defender's office is established under this chapter, the board shall do the following:

(b) If a county or multicounty public defender's office is established under this chapter, the board shall do the following:

(1) Recommend to the county fiscal body an annual operating budget for the county public defender's office.

(1) Recommend to the county fiscal body or (in the case of a multicounty public defender's office) the fiscal body of each county that is a participant in the interlocal agreement under section 3.5 of this chapter an annual operating budget for the county or multicounty public defender's office.

(2) Appoint a county public defender.

(2) Appoint a county or multicounty public defender.

(3) Submit an annual report to the county executive, the county fiscal body, and the judges described in section 3 of this chapter regarding the operation of the county public defender's office, including information relating to caseloads and expenditures.

(3) Submit an annual report to the county executive, the county fiscal body, and the judges described in section 3 of this chapter regarding the operation of the county or multicounty public defender's office, including information relating to caseloads and expenditures.

~~(b)~~ A county public defender shall be appointed for a term not ~~to exceed~~ four (4) years and may be reappointed. The county public defender may be removed from office only upon a showing of good cause. An attorney must be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana for at least two (2) years before the attorney is eligible for appointment as a county public defender.

(c) A county or multicounty public defender shall be appointed for a term not less than four (4) years and may be reappointed. The county or multicounty public defender may be removed from office only upon a showing of good cause. An attorney must be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana for at least two (2) years before the attorney is eligible for appointment as a county or multicounty public defender.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.