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receive reimbursement for required travel. Petitioner did not
submit requests for reimbursement to the county during 1992 for
the expenses he incurred with his use of any of the automobiles.
Petitioner deducted $933.50 in educational expenses on the
return. Other than an expense for the Rutter Group for a writs
seminar in the amount of $150, the county did not reimburse
petitioner, nor did he request reimbursement. During 1992,
public defenders could receive reimbursement from the county for
mandatory continuing legal education from the MCLE Fund in the
amount of $150 per year per attorney and for educational training
from the Tuition Reimbursement Fund in the amount of $450 per
year per attorney. These funds reimbursed the deputy public
defender requesting reimbursement for 100 percent of the costs
associated with the training. Public defenders also were
eligible to receive reimbursement from the county for educational
training from the Professional Development Fund. Petitioner's
office had $10,000 available for reimbursement from this fund.
The Professional Development Fund reimbursed the deputy public
defender for 50 percent of the costs associated with training.
The county also reimbursed deputy public defenders' travel to
training programs.
In 1992, in order to be reimbursed by the county from the
MCLE Fund, the Tuition Reimbursement Fund, or the Professional
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