Legislation

Requiring that an indigent defendant or party may not be provided representation by the Public Defender, a deputy public defender, a district public defender, or an assistant public defender if the representation would violate caseload standards established by the Maryland Attorney and Staff Workload Assessment of 2005; and providing that, subject to funding in the State budget, a specified defendant or party shall be represented by a specified panel attorney.

Committees

Original:: Rules and Executive Nominations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB1071

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1119 Session: 2015 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2016 Legislative Date 2/22/2016 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/22/2016	2/22/2016	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/23/2016	Text - First - Office of the Public Defender - Caseload Standards

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