1. There is established in the state general fund an account to be known as the state public defender operating account. The state public defender may bill a county for services rendered to the county by the office of the state public defender. Receipts shall be deposited in the operating account established under this section. There is appropriated from the state general fund all amounts deposited in the state public defender operating account for use in maintaining the operations of the office of state public defender.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 13B.6

  • Department: means the department of inspections and appeals. See Iowa Code 13B.1
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State public defender: means the state public defender appointed pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 13B.1
 2. The department of inspections and appeals shall provide internal accounting and related fiscal services for the state public defender.
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