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AL HB492

Bill

Status

Passed

6/2/2011

Primary Sponsor

Mike Millican

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

  • Repeals Act 720 of the 1978 Regular Session, which established the public defender office for the 25th Judicial Circuit.

  • Eliminates the Public Defender Commission and the structured system for appointing and financing the public defender office in Marion and Winston Counties.

  • Removes the authority for the court to declare persons indigent and have them represented by the public defender's office.

  • Discontinues the Public Defender's Fund and the mechanism for collecting court costs to finance public defender operations and representation of indigent defendants.

  • Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit, (Marion and Winston Counties), public defender office, funding, Act 720, 1978 Reg. Sess. repealed

Judicial Circuits

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 2:15 p.m. on June 2, 2011.

6/2/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/26/2011
County and Municipal Government4/12/2011

Full Bill Text

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