A public defender advisory committee shall be established whenever an office of public defender is established. A committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) One person not admitted to the practice of law, not an employee of the county, and not a law enforcement officer, who shall be appointed by the county commissioners of the originating county;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-16A-4

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.

(2) Two members of the board of county commissioners of the county, or if two or more counties are participating, one commissioner from each county, who shall be appointed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners of each county;

(3) Two attorneys practicing in the county or one attorney, if available, from each county, if two or more counties are participating in the plan, who shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the county’s circuit court.

The committee shall elect one of its members as chairman.

Source: SL 1978, ch 152, § 2; SL 1983, ch 45, § 1.

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