Title 2 — Government Administration.
32 chapters · 1,171 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 2-1601 Redesignation of Legal Aid Agency as Public Defender Service
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The Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia is redesignated the District of Columbia Public Defender Service (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the “Service”).
D.C. Code § 2-1602 Persons who may be represented; appointment of private attorneys; determination of financial eligibility
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(a)(1) The Service is authorized to represent any person in the District of Columbia who is a person described in any of the following categories and who is financially unable to obtain adequate representation: (A) Persons charged with an offense punishable by imprisonment for a …
D.C. Code § 2-1603 Board of Trustees
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(a) The powers of the Service shall be vested in a Board of Trustees composed of 11 members. The Board of Trustees shall establish general policy for the Service but shall not direct the conduct of particular cases. (b)(1) Members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed by a …
D.C. Code § 2-1604 Director and Deputy Director; appointment; duties; membership in bar required
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The Board of Trustees shall appoint a Director and Deputy Director of the Service, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Director shall be responsible for the supervision of the work of the Service and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Trustees …
D.C. Code § 2-1605 Employment of attorneys and other personnel; compensation; private practice by attorneys not permitted
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(a) The Director shall employ a staff of attorneys and clerical and other personnel necessary to provide adequate and effective services. The Director shall make assignments of the personnel of the Service. The compensation of all employees of the Service, other than the Director…
D.C. Code § 2-1606 Annual report and audit
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(a) The Board of Trustees of the Service shall submit a fiscal year report of the Service’s operations to the Congress of the United States, to the chief judges of the federal courts in the District of Columbia and of the District of Columbia courts, and to the Office of Manageme…
D.C. Code § 2-1607 Appropriation; public grants and private contributions
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(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Service in each fiscal years such funds as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The Service may arrange by contract or otherwise for the disbursement of appropriated funds, procurement, and the provision of other administr…
D.C. Code § 2-1608 Transition provisions
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All employees of the Legal Aid Agency for the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this chapter shall be deemed to be employees of the Service and shall be entitled to the same compensation and benefits as they are entitled to as employees of the Legal Aid Agency for …