Idaho § 19-6020 APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL — PRO BONO PROGRAMS

Idaho Statutes

§ 19-6020 — APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL COUNSEL — PRO BONO PROGRAMS

Idaho § 19-6020

Title 19CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 60STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER ACT

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Idaho Code § 19-6020 (2026).

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(1)Should the office of the state public defender be unable to carry out the duties required in this chapter because of a conflict of interest, or any other reason, the state public defender or his designee shall arrange for counsel for indigent defendants to be compensated out of the budget of the office of the state public defender. The state public defender, in his discretion, may also contract with private attorneys to provide representation pursuant to this chapter on a case-by-case basis when such contracts would conserve budgetary resources.

(2)The state public defender is authorized to facilitate and develop with the judicial branch, the Idaho state bar, law schools, and private attorneys and law offices pro bono opportunities to take cases pursuant to this chapter; however, noth

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(1) Should the office of the state public defender be unable to carry out the duties required in this chapter because of a conflict of interest, or any other reason, the state public defender or his designee shall arrange for counsel for indigent defendants to be compensated out of the budget of the office of the state public defender. The state public defender, in his discretion, may also contract with private attorneys to provide representation pursuant to this chapter on a case-by-case basis when such contracts would conserve budgetary resources.
(2) The state public defender is authorized to facilitate and develop with the judicial branch, the Idaho state bar, law schools, and private attorneys and law offices pro bono opportunities to take cases pursuant to this chapter; however, nothing in this subsection requires the office of the state public defender to assign pro bono cases to attorneys who do not meet the requirements and standards for defending attorneys.