31.010 Department of Public Advocacy -- Establishment -- Functions --
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Independent agency. There is hereby established as an independent agency of state government, attached for administrative purposes to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Department of Public Advocacy, in order to provide for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a state-sponsored and controlled system for:
(1)The representation of indigent persons accused of crimes or mental states
which may result in their incarceration or confinement; and
(2)The pursuit of legal, administrative, and other appropriate remedies to ensure
the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, independent of any
agency that provides treatment, services, or rehabilitation to persons with
disabilities. For the purposes of this chapter, "persons with disabilities" shall
refer to those persons eligible for protection and advocacy services under
Public Laws 99-319, 102-569, 103-218, 106-170, and 106-402 as amended
and any other federal enabling statute hereafter enacted that defines the
eligible client base for protection and advocacy services.