(1) The salaries of public defenders shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act and shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
(2) The salary for each assistant public defender shall be set by the public defender of the same judicial circuit in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of that public defender’s salary and shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. Assistant public defenders who serve in less than a full-time capacity shall be compensated for services performed in an amount to be in proportion to the salary allowed for full-time services.
(3) The salary of the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act and shall be paid in equal monthly installments.
(4) The salary for each assistant regional counsel shall be set by the regional counsel in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of the regional counsel’s salary and shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. Assistant regional counsel who serve in less than a full-time capacity shall be compensated for services performed in an amount that is in proportion to the salary allowed for full-time services.
History.—ss. 3, 7, ch. 72-327; s. 5, ch. 80-376; s. 4, ch. 81-230; s. 18, ch. 2003-402; s. 9, ch. 2007-62.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 27 - State Attorneys; Public Defenders; Related Offices
Part III - Public Defenders and Other Court-Appointed Counsel (Ss. 27.40-27.59)
27.40 - Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum requirements; appointment by court.
27.405 - Court-appointed counsel; Justice Administrative Commission tracking and reporting.
27.50 - Public defender; qualifications; election.
27.51 - Duties of public defender.
27.5111 - Indigent Civil Defense Trust Fund.
27.5112 - Electronic filing and receipt of court documents.
27.512 - Order of no imprisonment.
27.52 - Determination of indigent status.
27.525 - Indigent Criminal Defense Trust Fund.
27.53 - Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payment.
27.5303 - Public defenders; criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; conflict of interest.
27.5304 - Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; notice.
27.5305 - Attorney or provider compensation; conditions; requirements.
27.54 - Limitation on payment of expenditures other than by the state.
27.561 - Effect of nonpayment.
27.562 - Disposition of funds.