Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 600 – Public Defenders | Midpage600.011Definitions600.015Public defender commission created — appointment, terms, expenses, meetings, vacancies — director to be ex officio member600.017Commission, powers and duties600.019Public defender system created — director, appointment, qualifications, compensation, removal from office, procedure600.021Public defenders, appointment, terms, qualifications, restrictions — compensation of defenders and employees — offices, where established — private attorneys, services authorized600.040Office space and utilities services, how provided — retirement system membership600.042Director's duties and powers — cases for which representation is authorized — rules, procedure — discretionary powers of defender system — bar members appointment authorized — fund created, use of moneys600.043Involuntary civil detention or commitment cases, representation by defenders prohibited600.044Legal services to be furnished by defender, dismissal from case, when, procedure600.048Right to counsel, notice posted, where, contents — request for counsel, procedure — privacy rights600.051Waiver of counsel, when permitted600.062Acceptance of cases, no authority to limit based on caseload standards600.063Caseload concerns, motion to court, procedure — rulemaking authority600.064Private counsel, appointment of, requirements — expenses600.086Eligibility for representation, rules to establish — indigency, how determined, procedure, appeal — false statements, penalty — investigation authorized600.089Parolees to pay for representation, when600.090Determination of ability to pay all or part of representation costs — lien for reasonable value of services, procedure — deposit of funds collected600.091Confidentiality of defender's files, exceptions600.093Probation, payment for services may be condition600.096Reports, documents, statements, transcripts to be furnished to defender without fee600.101Provision of office space for public defender, disputes