1. (1) The public defender division administrator shall hire, assign, and supervise a regional public defender to manage and supervise each regional office established pursuant to 47-1-104(2).

2. (2) Subject to approval by the public defender division administrator, each regional public defender shall:

   1. (a) manage and supervise all public defender services provided within the regional public defender's assigned region;
   2. (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 public defender is immediately available when necessary;
   3. (c) ensure that public defender assignments within the region comply with the provisions of 47-1-202(1)(c);
   4. (d) hire and supervise the work of regional office personnel as authorized by the public defender division administrator;
   5. (e) coordinate with the central services division to contract for necessary public defender services;
   6. (f) implement the standards and procedures established by the director and the public defender division administrator for the region; and
   7. (g) perform all other duties as assigned by the public defender division administrator.

History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 449, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 344, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 358, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 228, L. 2025.