As used in the Public Defender Act: A. 'chief' means the chief public defender; B. 'commission' means the public defender commission; C. 'court' means the district, metropolitan and magistrate courts of this state; D. 'department' means the public defender department; E. 'district' means a public defender district; and F. 'judge' means a judge of the district or metropolitan court or a magistrate. History: 1953 Comp., § 41-22A-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 156, § 2; 1985, ch. 32, § 1; 2013, ch. 195, § 3. ANNOTATIONSThe 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, defined 'chief' and 'commission' to provide for the independent public defender department; added Subsections A and B; in Subsection C, after 'district', deleted 'courts' and added 'metropolitan'; and deleted former Subsection E, which defined 'chief' as the chief public defender. The 1985 amendment deleted former Subsection A, defining 'board,' and redesignated former Subsections B, C, D, E, and F as present Subsections A, B, C, D, and E, respectively.
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