Chief defender--Authority

The chief defender may: (1) Hire or contract for attorney, professional, technical, and support personnel; (2) Establish an administrative office within the Office of Indigent Legal Services; (3) Exercise supervisory authority over all employees of the office; (4) Assist the commission in the development of standards related to indigent representation services; (5) Monitor, evaluate, and enforce compliance with standards adopted by the commission; (6) Develop strategic plans, and conduct research and studies, to inform the objectives of the commission; (7) Develop strategic plans to expand the office's scope of providing indigent representation to include additional case types; (8) Establish branch public defender offices; (9) Provide training and support to indigent defense attorneys statewide; and (10) Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the commission. Source: SL 2024, ch 95 , § 11, eff. Mar. 18, 2024.