Section 7-16A-9 - Persons to be represented-Services providedA public defender shall represent any indigent person who is:
(1) Detained by a law enforcement officer without charge or judicial process;(2) Arrested or charged with having committed a crime or of being a juvenile delinquent;(3) Detained under a conviction of a crime, juvenile delinquency, or mental illness; or(4) Otherwise an indigent person entitled to representation by law, to the same extent as a person having his or her own counsel, and with the necessary services and facilities of representation, including investigation and other preparation, authorized or approved by a court.SL 1978, ch 152, § 9; SL 2016, ch 44, §35.Amended by S.L. 2016, ch. 44,s. 35, eff. 7/1/2016.