Indiana § 33-40-2-6 - Public defender investigators
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§ 33-40-2-6. Public defender investigators
Sec. 6. (a) A public defender may use a public defender investigator who is qualified under subsection (b) to assist the public defender in preparing for the criminal defense of indigent persons.
(b) To practice as a public defender investigator, an individual must:
(1) be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and
(2) not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to competently perform the duties of a public defender investigator.
(c) A public defender investigator may not perform any duties for the public defender that constitute the unauthorized practice of law.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-11-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.
IC 33-40-3Chapter 3. Supplemental Funding for Public Defender Services
33-40-3-1Supplemental public defender services fund; establishment 33-40-3-2Appropriation 33-40-3-3Use of fund 33-40-3-4Reversion of money in fund 33-40-3-5Multiple court appointed legal service programs 33-40-3-6Payment by defendant for cost of public defender services; deposit of payments collected; maximum costs 33-40-3-7Payment by defendant for cost of public defender services; considerations 33-40-3-8Order for costs as a civil judgment; relief from payment 33-40-3-9Collection and deposit of fees 33-40-3-10Establishment of fund in counties where public defender services not provided
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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