Montana § 47-1-301 - Appellate Defender Division -- Personnel
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 47-1-301 — Appellate Defender Division -- Personnel, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-1-301. Appellate Defender Division -- Personnel
Appellate defender division -- personnel. (1) There is an appellate defender division. The appellate defender division must be located in Helena, Montana. The head of the division is the appellate defender division administrator, who is hired and supervised by the director. (2) The appellate defender division administrator must be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state. (3) Subject to approval by the director, the appellate defender division administrator shall hire and supervise other personnel necessary to perform the function of the appellate defender division, including but not limited to: (a) managing appellate public defenders; (b) appellate public defenders; and (c) other necessary administrative and professional support staff for the appellate defender division.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-1-301 ("Appellate Defender Division -- Personnel") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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