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Public Defenders and Other Court-Appointed Counsel (Ss. 27.40-27.59)

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Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court.

Public defender; qualifications; election.

Duties of public defender.

Determination of indigent status.

Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.

Limitation on payment of expenditures other than by the state.

Administration of public defender services.

Access to prisoners.

Cross-Circuit Conflict Representation Pilot Program.

Court-appointed counsel; Justice Administrative Commission tracking and reporting.

Due process service rates; expenditure limitation; approval of uniform contract forms and procedures.

Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment; duties.

Order of no imprisonment.

Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund.

Effect of nonpayment.

Disposition of funds.

Section
27.5111

Indigent Civil Defense Trust Fund.

Section
27.5112

Electronic filing and receipt of court documents.

Section
27.5301

Salaries of public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant regional counsel.

Section
27.5302

Salary discrimination based on gender or race; review within the office of public defender.

Section
27.5303

Public defenders; criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; conflict of interest.

Section
27.5304

Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.

Section
27.5305

Attorney or provider compensation; conditions; requirements.