Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:149.2 – Offices; meetings
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:149.2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Office: means the office of the state public defender authorized to:
(a) Regulate and fund public defender services and provide financial support to other service programs that provide services to persons adjudicated in the criminal justice system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:143
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
The office shall maintain an office in East Baton Rouge Parish but may maintain such branch offices as it deems necessary to provide for the efficient and thorough regulation and governance of public defender services under its jurisdiction.
Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2013, No. 175, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.