If the legal services have been provided by a public defender or an attorney with whom a contract has been entered into to provide services in lieu of a public defender, a public defender's lien shall be set by a judge of the circuit court or magistrate judge at a reasonable amount for the services rendered.

Source: SL 1969, ch 156 , § 1; SDCL Supp, § 23-2-3.1; SL 1978, ch 178 , § 494; SDCL Supp, § 23A-40-5; SL 1979, ch 159 , § 36; SL 1983, ch 191 , § 4; SL 1998, ch 152 , § 3.