Public Defenders: Related Laws

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 85 - Public Defender Agency

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 11 > Chapter 3 > Article 11 - County Public Defenders

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 887 - Public Defender Services

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 46 - Office of Defense Services

Florida

• Florida Constitution Article V § 18
• Florida Statutes > Chapter 27 > Part III - Public Defenders and Other Court-Appointed Counsel

Guam

• Guam Code > Title 12 > Chapter 11 - Public Defender Service Corporation Act

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 802 - Counsel and Other Services for Indigent Criminal Defendants

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 19 > Chapter 59 - State Appellate Public Defender Act
• Idaho Code > Title 19 > Chapter 60 - State Public Defender Act [Effective July 1, 2024]

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > 725 ILCS 105 - State Appellate Defender Act

Indiana

• Indiana Code > Title 33 > Article 40 - Public Defenders

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 13B - Public Defenders

Michigan

• Michigan Laws 780.981 - Short title
• Michigan Laws 780.983 - Definitions
• Michigan Laws 780.985 - Michigan indigent defense commission; establishment; powers and duties; functions; delivery of services; minimum standards; final department action; judicial review; best practices; performance m
• Michigan Laws 780.987 - MIDC; membership; terms; appointment by governor; qualifications; staggered terms; vacancy; chairperson; compensation; removal; quorum; official action; confidential case information; exemption f
• Michigan Laws 780.989 - MIDC; authority and duties; establishment of minimum standards, rules, and procedures; manual

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 600 - Public Defenders

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 47 - Access to Legal Services

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 180 - Indigent Defense Services
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 260 - County Public Defenders

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 604-B - Public Defender Program

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 2B > Chapter 24 - Findings, Declarations Relative to Municipal Public Defenders

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 31 > Article 15 - Public Defenders
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 31 > Article 16 - Defense of Indigents

New York

• New York Laws > County > Article 18-A - Public Defender

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 7A > Article 36 - Entitlement of Indigent Persons Generally
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 7A > Article 39B - Indigent Defense Services Act

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-61 - Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 120 - Public Defenders

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Chapter 151 - Public Defenders; Counsel for Financially Eligible Persons
• Oregon Statutes 153.043 - Citations for Class E violations; issuance
• Oregon Statutes 153.062 - Class E violation proceedings

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws 12-15-1. Office created
• Rhode Island General Laws 12-15-2. Appointment and term of public defender
• Rhode Island General Laws 12-15-3. Duty to represent indigent defendants
• Rhode Island General Laws 12-15-4. Office facilities
• Rhode Island General Laws 12-15-5. Powers to accept grants and bequests

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 7 > Chapter 16A - Public Defender
• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 23A > Chapter 40 - (Rule 44) Counsel for Indigent Defendant

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 8 > Chapter 14 - Public Defenders

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 163 - Public Defenders

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 2.70 - Office of public defense
• Washington Code > Chapter 10.101 - Indigent defense services
• Washington Code > Chapter 36.26 - Public defender

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 21 - Public Defender Services

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 977 - State public defender