Section 33-40-7-6 - Duties of board; term, removal, and qualifications of county public defender(a) For purposes of this section, the term "board" includes a joint board created by an interlocal agreement under section 3.5 of this chapter.(b) If a county or multicounty public defender's office is established under this chapter, the board shall do the following:(1) Recommend to the county fiscal body or (in the case of a multicounty public defender's office) the fiscal body of each county that is a participant in the interlocal agreement under section 3.5 of this chapter an annual operating budget for the county or multicounty public defender's office.(2) Appoint a county or multicounty public defender.(3) Submit an annual report to the county executive, the county fiscal body, and the judges described in section 3 of this chapter regarding the operation of the county or multicounty public defender's office, including information relating to caseloads and expenditures.(c) A county or multicounty public defender shall be appointed for a term not less than four (4) years and may be reappointed. The county or multicounty public defender may be removed from office only upon a showing of good cause. An attorney must be admitted to the practice of law in Indiana for at least two (2) years before the attorney is eligible for appointment as a county or multicounty public defender.Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-15-6.
Amended by P.L. 69-2019,SEC. 7, eff. 7/1/2019.As added by P.L. 98-2004, SEC.19.