Montana Statutes
§ 47-1-201 — Public Defender Division -- Personnel
Montana·Title 47 ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES·Ch. 1 STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM·Part 2 Public Defender Services
47-1-201 . Public defender division -- personnel.
(1)There is a public defender division. The head of the division is the public defender division administrator, who is hired and supervised by the director.
(2)The public defender division administrator must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state.
(3)The public defender division administrator shall hire and supervise other personnel necessary to perform the function of the public defender division, including but not limited to:
(a)regional public defenders, as provided in 47-1-215 ;
(b)managing public defenders;
(c)public defenders; and
(d)other necessary administrative and professional support staff for the public defender division.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 7, Ch. 449, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 486, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 24, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 120, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 358, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 61, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 228, L. 2025.
Nearby Sections
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§ 47-1-101
Short Title§ 47-1-102
Purpose§ 47-1-103
Definitions§ 47-1-104
Statewide System -- Structure And Scope Of Services -- Assignment Of Counsel At Public Expense§ 47-1-105
Director -- Duties -- Report -- Standards For Public Defender Services Qualification And Training§ 47-1-106
Through 47-1-109 Reserved§ 47-1-110
Repealed§ 47-1-112
Through 47-1-117 Reserved§ 47-1-118
Renumbered 47-1-401§ 47-1-120
Repealed§ 47-1-121
Repealed§ 47-1-122
Through 47-1-124 Reserved§ 47-1-125
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