23A-51-1. Definitions.The terms used in this chapter mean:(1)'Attorney,' a person licensed to practice law in this state as provided in chapter 16-16, with active membership and in good standing of the State Bar of South Dakota;(2)'Chief defender,' the attorney appointed by the commission to head the Office of Indigent Legal Services;(3)'Commission,' the Commission of Indigent Legal Services;(4)'Effective assistance of counsel,' legal defense services in a criminal case that comply with the standards required by state and federal law;(5)'Indigent,' a person who does not have sufficient money, credit, or property to employ an attorney and pay for the necessary expenses of representation;(6)'Indigent representation services,' legal defense services provided by an attorney to an indigent person where there is a right to counsel under state or federal law;(7)'Office of Indigent Legal Services,' or 'office,' a state government entity that provides direct indigent representation services and implements the objectives of the commission;(8)'Private appointed attorney,' an attorney who is not employed by the government and who provides indigent representation services; and(9)'Public ces and implements the objectives of the commission;(8)'Private appointed attorney,' an attorney who is not employed by the government and who provides indigent representation services; and(9)'Public defender,' an attorney employed by the government who provides indigent representation services. Source: SL 2024, ch 95, §1, eff. Mar. 18, 2024.
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