46-8-202. Public defender's office. Any county through its board of county commissioners may provide for the creation of a public defender's office and the appointment of a salaried public defender and such assistant public defenders as may be necessary to satisfy the legal requirements in providing counsel for defendants unable to employ counsel. The costs of such office shall be at state expense payable according to procedures established under 3-5-902(1) and, to the extent those costs are not paid by the state, at county expense in accordance with 3-5-901(3) and 3-5-902(1).

     History: En. 95-1006 by Sec. 1, Ch. 196, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 95-1006; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 680, L. 1985.