Sec. 5.
(1) The salaries of the appellate defender, deputy appellate defender, assistant appellate defenders, and supporting personnel shall be established by the commission.
(2) The appellate defender, deputy appellate defender, assistant appellate defenders, and supporting personnel shall be reimbursed for their reasonable actual and necessary expenses by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the state treasurer.
(3) Salaries and expenses attributable to the office of appellate defender shall be paid out of funds available for those purposes in accordance with the accounting laws of this state. The auditor general, under authority of section 53 of article 4 of the state constitution of 1963, shall perform post audits utilizing the same policies and criteria that are used to audit executive branch agencies.
(4) Within appropriations provided by law, the department of management and budget shall provide the office of appellate defender with suitable space and equipment in the city of Detroit and at other locations the commission considers necessary.
History: 1978, Act 620, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1979