Sec. 4.4. As used in this chapter, "public defender" means an individual who is any of the following: (1) An individual employed full time by a county as a public defender. (2) An individual who maintains a full-time equivalent caseload, as certified by the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys under IC 21-13-12-16, as a
contractual or hourly public defender. (3) The state public defender. (4) A deputy of the state public defender. (5) A chief public defender. As added by P.L.40-2026, SEC.11.