North Carolina § 7A-498 - 9. Annual report on Office of Indigent Defense Services.
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§ 7A-498. 9. Annual report on Office of Indigent Defense Services.
The Office of Indigent Defense Services shall report to the Chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety and to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Justice and Public Safety by March 15 of each year on the following: The volume and cost of cases handled in each district by assigned counsel or public defenders; Actions taken by the Office to improve the cost-effectiveness and quality of indigent defense services, including the capital case program; Plans for changes in rules, standards, or regulations in the upcoming year; and Any recommended changes in law or funding procedures that would assist the Office in improving the management of funds expended for indigent defense services, including any recommendations concerning the feasibility and desirability of establishing regional public defender offices. History (2014-100, s. 18B.1(j); 2015-241, s. 18B.1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.8, made this section effective July 1, 2014. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. For prior provisions relating to the Office of Indigent Defense Services annual report, see Session Laws 2001-424, s. 22.12, Session Laws 2003-284, s. 13.3, Session Laws 2005-276, s. 14.12, Session Laws 2007-323, s. 14.5, Session Laws 2009-451, s. 15.13(a), and Session Laws 2011-145, s. 15.17. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 18B.1, effective July 1, 2015, substituted "and Senate Committees on Justice and Public Safety" for "Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety" and deleted "and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety" and substituted "March 15" for "February 1" in the first paragraph. § 7A-499: Reserved for future codification purposes.
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