Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 600 - Public Defenders
Section 600.043 - Involuntary civil detention or commitment cases, representation by defenders prohibited.

Effective - 01 Apr 1982
600.043. Involuntary civil detention or commitment cases, representation by defenders prohibited. — The state public defender system shall not represent a person who faces a loss or deprivation of liberty pursuant to section 632.415, and nothing in sections 600.011 to 600.048 and 600.086 to 600.096 shall be construed to affect the legal representative provided to any person pursuant to section 632.415.
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(L. 1982 H.B. 1169)
Effective 4-01-82

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Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XXXVIII - Crimes and Punishment; Peace Officers and Public Defenders

Chapter 600 - Public Defenders

Section 600.011 - Definitions.

Section 600.015 - Public defender commission created — appointment, terms, expenses, meetings, vacancies — director to be ex officio member.

Section 600.017 - Commission, powers and duties.

Section 600.019 - Public defender system created — director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, removal from office, procedure.

Section 600.021 - Public defenders, appointment, terms, qualifications, restrictions — compensation of defenders and employees — offices, where established — private attorneys, services authorized.

Section 600.040 - Office space and utilities services, how provided — retirement system membership.

Section 600.042 - Director's duties and powers — cases for which representation is authorized — rules, procedure — discretionary powers of defender system — bar members appointment authorized.

Section 600.043 - Involuntary civil detention or commitment cases, representation by defenders prohibited.

Section 600.044 - Legal services to be furnished by defender, dismissal from case, when, procedure.

Section 600.048 - Right to counsel, notice posted, where, contents — request for counsel, procedure — privacy rights.

Section 600.051 - Waiver of counsel, when permitted.

Section 600.062 - Acceptance of cases, no authority to limit based on caseload standards.

Section 600.063 - Caseload concerns, motion to court, procedure — rulemaking authority.

Section 600.064 - Private counsel, appointment of, requirements — expenses.

Section 600.086 - Eligibility for representation, rules to establish — indigency, how determined, procedure, appeal — false statements, penalty — investigation authorized.

Section 600.089 - Parolees to pay for representation, when.

Section 600.090 - Determination of ability to pay all or part of representation costs — lien for reasonable value of services, procedure — deposit of funds collected.

Section 600.091 - Confidentiality of defender's files, exceptions.

Section 600.093 - Probation, payment for services may be condition.

Section 600.096 - Reports, documents, statements, transcripts to be furnished to defender without fee.

Section 600.101 - Provision of office space for public defender, disputes.