<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-51-7 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Purpose.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 23A-51-7 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Purpose."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23A-51-7 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Purpose."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-51-7"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-51-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20SENU">23A-51-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20SENU">. </span><span class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20DefaultParagraphFont">Office of Indigent Legal Services--Purpose.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20DefaultParagraphFont-000001">    There is hereby created the Office of Indigent Legal Services. The office shall provide indigent representation services and shall oversee indigent representation services in the state courts to ensure the effective assistance of counsel where there is a right to counsel under state or federal law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="sba864acf25554c91a09c6da5f4c3ae20SCL">SL 2024, ch 95, § 7, eff. Mar. 18, 2024.</span></p></div></body></html>