Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Office of the Public Defender
Section 16-213 - Effect of Subtitle

This subtitle does not prohibit the appointment of an attorney, other than through the Office, to represent an indigent individual by the District Court, a circuit court, or the Court of Special Appeals if:
        (1)    there is a conflict in legal representation in a matter involving multiple defendants, and one of the defendants is represented by or through the Office; or
        (2)    the Office declines to provide representation to an indigent individual entitled to representation under this subtitle.

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