Tennessee Code 16-2-518 – Increase in positions or funding to office of public defender
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-2-518
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
Any increase in local funding for positions or office expense for the district attorney general shall be accompanied by an increase in funding of seventy-five percent (75%) of the increase in funding to the office of the public defender in such district for the purpose of indigent criminal defense.