Alaska Statutes
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender
Chapter 85. Public Defender Agency

Sec. 18.85.010. Public defender agency established. - There is created in the Department of Administration a Public...

Sec. 18.85.020. Administration. - The agency is administered by the public defender.

Sec. 18.85.030. Appointment and term. - The governor shall appoint the public defender from among two...

Sec. 18.85.040. Removal. - The public defender is subject to removal by the governor...

Sec. 18.85.050. Vacancy. - If the position of public defender becomes vacant for any...

Sec. 18.85.060. Eligibility. - A person is not eligible to be the public defender...

Sec. 18.85.070. Private practice prohibited. - The public defender and assistant public defenders shall devote all...

Sec. 18.85.080. Delegation of functions. - The public defender may assign the functions vested in the...

Sec. 18.85.090. Agency staff. - The public defender may appoint and remove assistant public defenders,...

Sec. 18.85.100. Right to representation, services, and facilities. - (a) An indigent person who is under formal charge of...

Sec. 18.85.110. Notice and provision for representation. - (a) If a person having a right to representation under...

Sec. 18.85.120. Determination of indigency; repayment. - (a) The determination of a person's indigency shall be made...

Sec. 18.85.130. Contracts with private attorneys. - When the public interest requires, and a person is entitled...

Sec. 18.85.140. Waiver. - A person who has been appropriately informed under AS 18.85.100...

Sec. 18.85.150. Recovery from defendant. - (a) A person who has received assistance under this chapter...

Sec. 18.85.155. Payment by municipality. - (a) When a municipality prosecutes a person who has been...

Sec. 18.85.160. Records and reports. - (a) The public defender shall keep appropriate records respecting each...

Sec. 18.85.170. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “agency” means the public defender agency...

Sec. 18.85.180. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Public Defender Act.