(a) Funds made available by the agency to public defender corporations or other entities under this article, either by loan, grant or contract, and funds used for payments to panel attorneys shall be used only to provide legal representation for eligible clients involved in proceedings defined by this article as eligible proceedings.
(b) Funds received from any source other than the agency shall not be used by a public defender corporation for purposes prohibited by this article.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers
Article 21. Public Defender Services
§29-21-1. Legislative Findings; Purpose
§29-21-3. Establishment of Public Defender Services
§29-21-3b. Indigent Defense Commission
§29-21-4. Purpose and Duties of Public Defender Services
§29-21-6. Powers, Duties, and Limitations
§29-21-7. Criminal Law Research Center Established; Functions
§29-21-8. Public Defender Corporations; Establishment Thereof
§29-21-13a. Compensation and Expenses for Panel Attorneys
§29-21-14. Limitation on Use of Funds; Exceptions
§29-21-15. Public Defender Corporations -- Board of Directors
§29-21-17. Private Practice of Law by Public Defenders
§29-21-18. Records and Reports
§29-21-20. Appointed Counsel Immune From Liability
§29-21-21. Forgiveness of Loans; Reversion of Public Defender Corporation Assets