Persons to be represented--Services provided

A 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. Source: SL 1978, ch 152 , § 9; SL 2016, ch 44 , § 35.