Effective: October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the indigent defense support fund, consisting of money paid into the fund pursuant to sections 4507.45, 4509.101, 4510.22, and 4511.19 of the Revised Code and pursuant to sections 2937.22, 2949.091, and 2949.094 of the Revised Code out of the additional court costs imposed under those sections. The state public defender shall use at least eighty-three per cent of the money in the fund for the purposes of reimbursing county governments for expenses incurred pursuant to sections 120.18, 120.28, and 120.33 of the Revised Code and operating its system pursuant to division (C)(7) of section 120.04 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 120.33 of the Revised Code. Disbursements from the fund to county governments shall be made at least once per year and shall be allocated proportionately so that each county receives an equal percentage of its cost for operating its county public defender system, its joint county public defender system, its county appointed counsel system, or its system operated under division (C)(7) of section 120.04 of the Revised Code and division (B) of section 120.33 of the Revised Code. The state public defender may use not more than seventeen per cent of the money in the fund for the purposes of appointing assistant state public defenders, providing other personnel, equipment, and facilities necessary for the operation of the state public defender office, and providing training, developing and implementing electronic forms, or establishing and maintaining an information technology system used for the uniform operation of this chapter.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 120 | Public Defenders
Section 120.01 | Ohio Public Defender Commission.
Section 120.02 | Meetings - Compensation and Expenses.
Section 120.03 | Commission - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.04 | State Public Defender - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.041 | Duties of Public Defender Regarding Determination of Costs.
Section 120.05 | Determination of Indigency.
Section 120.06 | Duty to Provide Legal Representation to Indigent Adults and Juveniles.
Section 120.07 | Civil Case Filing Fee Fund.
Section 120.08 | Indigent Defense Support Fund.
Section 120.13 | County Public Defender Commission.
Section 120.14 | County Public Defender Commission - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.15 | County Public Defender - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.16 | Legal Representation to Be Provided.
Section 120.18 | Reimbursement of County.
Section 120.23 | Joint County Public Defender Commission.
Section 120.24 | Joint County Public Defender Commission - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.25 | Joint County Public Defender - Powers and Duties.
Section 120.26 | Legal Representation to Be Provided.
Section 120.28 | Reimbursement of Joint County Board.
Section 120.33 | Alternative System of Selected or Appointed Counsel.
Section 120.34 | Reimbursements Exceeding Appropriation - Proportionate Distribution of Funds.
Section 120.35 | Capital Case Reimbursement.
Section 120.36 | Application Fee - Assessment - Nonpayment - Disposition - Annual Report.
Section 120.38 | Attorney-Client Privilege.
Section 120.39 | Conflict of Interest.
Section 120.41 | Indemnifying Public Defender in Malpractice Action.
Section 120.51 | Legal Aid Society Funding Definitions.
Section 120.52 | Legal Aid Fund.
Section 120.521 | Access to Justice Foundation; Fund.
Section 120.53 | Application for Financial Assistance.