Sec. 10. (a) In a county with a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000) in which a county public defender service is not provided, a supplemental public defender services fund must be established in each city for providing funding for a public defender to represent indigent defendants in a city court.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 33-40-3-10

  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
     (b) Sections 2 through 9 of this chapter apply to the locally established supplemental public defender services fund established under subsection (a). However, funds otherwise required to be delivered to the county fiscal officer for maintaining a supplemental public defender services fund under this chapter shall be deposited with the local fiscal officer.

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-11.5-10.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.