South Carolina § 17-3-530 - Chief county public defenders; responsibilities and duties.
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§ 17-3-530. Chief county public defenders; responsibilities and duties.
(A) Each circuit public defender may employ, assign, and supervise one or more chief county public defenders in the counties within the circuit to assist in managing, supervising, and providing indigent defense representation in the circuit.
(B) Each chief county public defender must be responsible for:
(1) managing, supervising, and providing public defender services within the assigned county or counties;
(2) performing other duties as assigned by the circuit public defender, including duties that may be assigned throughout the circuit; and
(3) keeping a record of public defender and associated services and expenses in the assigned county or counties and submitting the records to the circuit public defender as requested.
HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 108, SECTION 3, eff June 21, 2007.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-3-530 ("Chief county public defenders; responsibilities and duties.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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