South Carolina § 17-3-600 - Existing contracts for providing indigent defense services.

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§ 17-3-600. Existing contracts for providing indigent defense services.

All contracts in force on the date this legislation is effective between private attorneys and county indigent defense corporations for the provision of indigent defense services within a county or counties shall remain in force and be recognized by the commission and circuit public defender offices until their respective expiration dates or one year from the effective date of this act, whichever is earlier.

HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 108, SECTION 3, eff June 21, 2007.

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