Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:162.1 – District public defender advisory boards
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:162.1
- Board: means the Louisiana Public Defender Board authorized to regulate public defender services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:143
- indigent defender: means an attorney employed by or under contract with the board, the district public defender, regional director, where applicable, or nonprofit organization contracting with the board, district public defender, regional director, where applicable, or the board to provide legal counsel to an indigent person in a criminal proceeding. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:143
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
A. A district public defender may establish a district public defender advisory board to provide information, assistance, and guidance with respect to the delivery of public defender services in that judicial district.
B. The number of board members, the makeup of the board, and the frequency of meetings of the board shall be determined by the district public defender, upon consultation with district judges having criminal jurisdiction in that judicial district.
C. The advisory board may make comments, recommendations, findings, and suggestions regarding the delivery of indigent defender services in the judicial district.
D. The comments, recommendations, and findings of the district advisory board shall be documented and included in the annual report of the district to the board. Specific comments, recommendations, and findings of the district public defender advisory boards shall be considered by the board in its performance and compliance evaluation of the district but shall be nonbinding on the board.
E. Upon request of a district public defender advisory board, the Louisiana Public Defender Board shall provide an opportunity to the advisory board to appear before the Louisiana Public Defender Board to offer any comments, recommendations, findings, or suggestions regarding the delivery of public defender services for the district.
Acts 2007, No. 307, §1.