7-16A-16. County appropriations for public defender fund--Administration and accounting for fund--Private contributions.
The board of county commissioners of each county participating in a public defender plan shall annually appropriate money from the general fund to administer the public defender. The funds appropriated by the participating counties shall be placed in a public defender fund which shall be administered by the county originating the public defender plan, unless otherwise agreed upon by the participating boards of county commissioners. Private contributions for the support of the office may be accepted and placed in the fund. The county administering the fund shall give an annual accounting to other participating counties.
Source: SL 1978, ch 152, §12; SL 1985, ch 77, §4.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 7-16A-1 - Establishment of office by commissioners' resolution.
Section 7-16A-2 - Joint office established by two or more counties.
Section 7-16A-3 - Provisions by establishing board for office.
Section 7-16A-4 - Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman.
Section 7-16A-5 - Appointment and qualifications of public defender.
Section 7-16A-6 - Employment of personnel for defender's office--Administration.
Section 7-16A-7 - Qualifications of assistant defenders--Assignment to cases.
Section 7-16A-8 - Facilities and supplies for office.
Section 7-16A-9 - Persons to be represented--Services provided.
Section 7-16A-10 - Proceedings in which indigents represented--Co-counsel.
Section 7-16A-14 - Payment of expenses directly related to particular cases.
Section 7-16A-15 - Apportionment of expenses not otherwise allocable.
Section 7-16A-18 - Records maintained by public defender--Annual report to advisory committee.