§ 12-15-3. Duty to represent indigent defendants.
It shall be the duty of the public defender to represent and act as attorney for indigent defendants in those criminal cases referred to him or her by the supreme court, by the superior courts, by the district courts, and as are set forth in § 14-1-31, and he or she shall be engaged full time in that capacity.
History of Section.P.L. 1941, ch. 1007, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 12-15-3; P.L. 1966, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 1968, ch. 3, § 2; P.L. 1974, ch. 49, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 12-15 - Public Defender
Section 12-15-1. - Office created.
Section 12-15-2. - Appointment and term of public defender.
Section 12-15-3. - Duty to represent indigent defendants.
Section 12-15-4. - Office facilities.
Section 12-15-5. - Powers to accept grants and bequests.
Section 12-15-6. - Assistant defenders.
Section 12-15-7. - Appropriations for expenses.
Section 12-15-8. - “Indigent defendants” defined.
Section 12-15-9. - Eligibility for assistance.
Section 12-15-10. - Confidential nature of financial statement.