16-23-2. Application to participate--Assessment.

Each interested county or municipality shall apply to the Unified Judicial System. Before making a determination of eligibility, the Unified Judicial System shall conduct a county or municipality assessment designed to evaluate the county or municipality's need for an attorney and its ability to sustain and support an attorney. The Unified Judicial System shall maintain a list of counties and municipalities that have been assessed and are eligible for participation in the recruitment assistance program established by this chapter. The Unified Judicial System may revise any county or municipality assessment or conduct a new assessment as necessary to reflect any change in conditions within a county or municipality.

Source: SL 2013, ch 102, § 2; SL 2017, ch 93, § 2.

16-23-2.1. County eligibility to participate.

A county is eligible to participate in the recruitment assistance program if the county:

(1)    Has a population of ten thousand persons or less;

(2)    Agrees to provide the county's portion of the incentive payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and

(3)    Is determined to be eligible by the Unified Judicial System.

Source: SL 2017, ch 93, § 3.

16-23-2.2. Municipality eligibility to participate.

A municipality is eligible to participate in the recruitment assistance program if the municipality:

(1)    Has a population of three thousand five hundred persons or less;

(2)    Agrees to provide the municipality's portion of the incentive payment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and

(3)    Is determined to be eligible by the Unified Judicial System.

Source: SL 2017, ch 93, § 4.