47-1-403. Conflict regional offices -- conflict regional public defenders.
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47-1-403 . Conflict regional offices -- conflict regional public defenders.
(1)The conflict defender division administrator may, with the approval of the director, hire, assign, and supervise a conflict regional public defender to manage and supervise each conflict regional office in the conflict defender division established pursuant to 47-1-104 (2).
(2)Subject to approval by the conflict defender division administrator, each conflict regional public defender shall:
(a)manage and supervise all conflict public defender services provided within the conflict regional public defender's assigned region;
(b)establish protocols so that when a court orders the assignment of counsel, the assignment is made promptly to an appropriate public defender and so that a conflict public defender is immediately available when necessary;
(c)ensure that conflict public defender assignments within the region comply with the provisions of 47-1-202 (1)(c);
(d)hire and supervise the work of conflict regional office personnel as authorized by the conflict defender division administrator;
(e)coordinate with the central services division to contract for necessary conflict public defender services;
(f)implement the standards and procedures established by the director and the conflict defender division administrator for the region; and
(g)perform all other duties as assigned by the conflict defender division administrator.