Maine § 4 §1804 Commission responsibilities

Maine Statutes

§ 4 §1804 — Commission responsibilities

Maine § 4 §1804

Title 4JUDICIARY

Ch. 37MAINE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 4 §1804 (2026).

Text

1.Executive director. The commission shall hire an executive director. The executive director must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State; be a member in good standing of the bar of the State; and have experience in the legal field, including, but not limited to, the provision of indigent legal services.

2.Rulemaking. The commission shall adopt rules governing the delivery of indigent legal services by assigned counsel, contract counsel, employed counsel and public defenders. The rules adopted by the commission must include:

3.Duties. The commission shall:

4.Powers. The commission may:

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1.
Executive director.
The commission shall hire an executive director. The executive director must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State; be a member in good standing of the bar of the State; and have experience in the legal field, including, but not limited to, the provision of indigent legal services.
2.
Rulemaking.
The commission shall adopt rules governing the delivery of indigent legal services by assigned counsel, contract counsel, employed counsel and public defenders. The rules adopted by the commission must include:
3.
Duties.
The commission shall:
4.
Powers.
The commission may:

Legislative History

PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 141, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 420, Pt. C, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 159, §§11-13 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. RRR, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 368, Pt. RRR, §4 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. UUUU, §§1-7 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 427, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. FFF, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 481, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 720, §1 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 344, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 638, §§5-15 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 415, §3 (AMD).