§ 33-40-7-6 — Duties of board; term, removal, and qualifications of county public defender

(a) For purposes of this section, the term
"board" includes a joint board created by an interlocal agreement under
section 3.5 of this chapter.
(b) If a county or multicounty public defender's office is established
under this chapter, the board shall do the following:
(1) Recommend to the county fiscal body or (in the case of a
multicounty public defender's office) the fiscal body of each
county that is a participant in the interlocal agreement under
section 3.5 of this chapter an annual operating budget for the
county or multicounty public defender's office.
(2) Appoint a county or multicounty public defender.
(3) Submit an annual report to the county executive, the county
fiscal body, and the judges described in section 3 of this chapter
regarding the operation of the county or multicounty public
defender's office, including information relating to caseloads and
expenditures.
(c) A county or multicounty public defender shall be appointed for
a term not less than four (4) years and may be reappointed. The county
or multicounty public defender may be removed from office only upon
a showing of good cause. An attorney must be admitted to the practice
of law in Indiana for at least two (2) years before the attorney is eligible
for appointment as a county or multicounty public defender.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-15-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.69-2019, SEC.7.