23A-51-11. Chief defender--Authority.
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The chief defender may:
(1)Hire or contract for attorney, professional, technical, and support personnel;
(2)Establish an administrative office within the Office of Indigent Legal Services;
(3)Exercise supervisory authority over all employees of the office;
(4)Assist the commission in the development of standards related to indigent representation services;
(5)Monitor, evaluate, and enforce compliance with standards adopted by the commission;
(6)Develop strategic plans, and conduct research and studies, to inform the objectives of the commission;
(7)Develop strategic plans to expand the office's scope of providing indigent representation to include additional case types;
(8)Establish branch public defender offices;
(9)Provide training and support to indigent defense attorneys statewide; and
(10)Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the commission.