§ 16-201. Policy of State

MD Crim Pro Code § 16-201 (2019) (N/A)
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It is the policy of the State to:

(1)    provide for the realization of the constitutional guarantees of counsel in the representation of indigent individuals, including related necessary services and facilities, in criminal and juvenile proceedings in the State;

(2)    assure the effective assistance and continuity of counsel to indigent accused individuals taken into custody and indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings before the courts of the State; and

(3)    authorize the Office of the Public Defender to administer and ensure enforcement of this title.