1. (a) As used in this chapter, "full-time public defender" means an individual who:

   1. (1) is employed full time by a county as a public defender; or
   2. (2) maintains a full-time equivalent caseload, as certified by the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys under section 16 of this chapter, as a contractual or hourly public defender.

2. (b) The term does not include any of the following:

   1. (1) The state public defender.
   2. (2) A deputy of the state public defender.
   3. (3) A chief public defender.

As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.