§ 47-1-403 — Conflict Regional Offices -- Conflict Regional Public Defenders

Montana § 47-1-403

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 47: ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES
• Ch. 1: STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM
• Part 4: Conflict of Interest Services

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47-1-403 . Conflict regional offices -- conflict regional public defenders. (1) The conflict defender division administrator may, with the approval of the director, hire, assign, and supervise a conflict regional public defender to manage and supervise each conflict regional office in the conflict defender division established pursuant to 47-1-104 (2).
(2) Subject to approval by the conflict defender division administrator, each conflict regional public defender shall:
(a) manage and supervise all conflict public defender services provided within the conflict regional public defender's assigned region;
(b) establish protocols so that when a court orders the assignment of counsel, the assignment is made promptly to an appropriate public defender and so that a conflict public defender is immediately available when necessary;
(c) ensure that conflict public defender assignments within the region comply with the provisions of 47-1-202 (1)(c);
(d) hire and supervise the work of conflict regional office personnel as authorized by the conflict defender division administrator;
(e) coordinate with the central services division to contract for necessary conflict public defender services;
(f) implement the standards and procedures established by the director and the conflict defender division administrator for the region; and
(g) perform all other duties as assigned by the conflict defender division administrator.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 2, Ch. 228, L. 2025.