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33-40-7-5. Comprehensive plan

IN Code § 33-40-7-5 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 5. (a) The board, or joint board of a multicounty public defender's office created under section 3.5 of this chapter, shall prepare a comprehensive plan that must include at least one (1) of the following methods of providing legal defense services to indigent persons:

(1) Establishing a county or multicounty public defender's office.

(2) Contracting with an attorney, a group of attorneys, or a private organization.

(3) Using an assigned counsel system of panel attorneys for case by case appointments under section 9 of this chapter.

(4) In a county described in section 1(3) of this chapter, establishing a public defender's office for the criminal division of the superior court.

(b) The plan prepared under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Indiana public defender commission.

(c) If a multicounty public defender's joint board is established under section 3.5 of this chapter, the comprehensive plan shall establish a multicounty public defender's office.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-15-5.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.69-2019, SEC.6.

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