Alaska Statutes Title 18, Chapter 18.85 - Public Defender Agency

• Sec. 18.85.010 Public Defender Agency Established.
  There is created in the Department of Administration a Public Defender Agency to serve the needs of indigent defendants.
• Sec. 18.85.020 Administration.
  The agency is administered by the public defender.
• Sec. 18.85.030 Appointment and Term.
  The governor shall appoint the public defender from among two or more persons nominated for that position by the judicial council. The appointment is...
• Sec. 18.85.040 Removal.
  The public defender is subject to removal by the governor for good cause. If the public defender is removed, the governor shall submit to...
• Sec. 18.85.050 Vacancy.
  If the position of public defender becomes vacant for any reason, the governor may appoint an acting public defender to serve until the regular...
• Sec. 18.85.060 Eligibility.
  A person is not eligible to be the public defender or an assistant public defender unless admitted to the practice of law in this...
• Sec. 18.85.070 Private Practice Prohibited.
  The public defender and assistant public defenders shall devote all of their time to the duties of their respective offices and may not engage...
• Sec. 18.85.080 Delegation of Functions.
  The public defender may assign the functions vested in the public defender or in the agency to subordinate attorneys and employees.
• Sec. 18.85.090 Agency Staff.
  The public defender may appoint and remove assistant public defenders, clerks, investigators, stenographers, and other employees the public defender considers necessary to enable the...
• Sec. 18.85.100 Right to Representation, Services, and Facilities.
  (a) An indigent person who is under formal charge of having committed a serious crime and the crime has been the subject of an...
• Sec. 18.85.110 Notice and Provision for Representation.
  (a) If a person having a right to representation under AS 18.85.100 is not represented by an attorney, the court shall, at the time...
• Sec. 18.85.120 Determination of Indigency; Repayment.
  (a) The determination of a person's indigency shall be made by the court in which an action against the person is pending. The determination...
• Sec. 18.85.130 Contracts With Private Attorneys.
  When the public interest requires, and a person is entitled to representation by the agency under this chapter, the public defender may contract with...
• Sec. 18.85.140 Waiver.
  A person who has been appropriately informed under AS 18.85.100 may waive in writing, or by other record, any right provided by this chapter...
• Sec. 18.85.150 Recovery From Defendant.
  (a) A person who has received assistance under this chapter shall pay the state for the assistance if the person was not entitled to...
• Sec. 18.85.155 Payment by Municipality.
  (a) When a municipality prosecutes a person who has been determined by the court to be indigent under AS 18.85.120 for a violation of...
• Sec. 18.85.160 Records and Reports.
  (a) The public defender shall keep appropriate records respecting each needy person represented by the agency under this chapter.(b) [Repealed, Sec. 19 ch 6...
• Sec. 18.85.170 Definitions.
  In this chapter,(1) "agency" means the public defender agency created by AS 18.85.010;(2) "detain" means to have in custody or otherwise deprive of freedom...
• Sec. 18.85.180 Short Title.
  This chapter may be cited as the Public Defender Act.

Last modified: November 15, 2016