Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 120 | Public Defenders
Section 120.55 | Society to Ensure Conditions.

Effective: June 30, 1995
Latest Legislation: House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly
In providing legal assistance, each legal aid society that receives financial assistance from the legal aid fund under section 120.53 of the Revised Code shall ensure all of the following:
(A) The maintenance of quality service and professional standards;
(B) That no person shall interfere with any attorney funded in whole or in part by sections 120.51 to 120.55 of the Revised Code in carrying out his professional responsibility to his client as established by the rules of professional responsibility;
(C) The expenditure of the financial assistance only in accordance with sections 120.51 to 120.55 of the Revised Code;
(D) The preservation of client confidentiality.

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Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

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.