South Dakota Statutes

§ 7-16A-7 — Qualifications of assistant defenders--Assignment to cases.

South Dakota § 7-16A-7
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 7COUNTIES
Ch. 7-16APUBLIC DEFENDER

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S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-7 (2026).

Text

An assistant public defender, before employment, must be licensed to practice law in this state and be competent to counsel and defend a person charged with a crime. A public defender may assign and substitute his assistant public defenders to cases referred to the office of the public defender without prior approval of the court.

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Legislative History

SL 1978, ch 152, §§ 7, 11.

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