<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-51-8 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Duties.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal { 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.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal-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.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913SCL { 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-51-8 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Duties."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23A-51-8 - Office of Indigent Legal Services--Duties."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-51-8"><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="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-51-8" rel="noopener"><span class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913SENU">23A-51-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913SENU">. </span><span class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913DefaultParagraphFont">Office of Indigent Legal Services--Duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913DefaultParagraphFont-000001">    The Office of Indigent Legal Services shall provide statewide indigent representation services in direct appeals in criminal cases, habeas corpus appeals, and abuse or neglect of a child appeal cases. The office may expand its scope of indigent representation services to include additional case types as approved by the commission. The office shall determine the method of delivering indigent representation services by utilizing public defenders, private appointed attorneys, or a combination of both. The office may contract with private appointed attorneys to deliver indigent representation and shall provide oversight and review of any contracted attorneys.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="scea05e15eede4beab378ea5d4dce2913SCL">SL 2024, ch 95, § 8, eff. Mar. 18, 2024.</span></p></div></body></html>