For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD. The Owen County Public Defender Board created by this subchapter.
INDIGENT DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT. A person who requests legal representation and is determined by the court to be entitled to legal representation at public expense.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION. The services of an attorney provided to a defendant/respondent in a matter originating in a state court in the county involving:
(1) A person charged with a crime as described in I.C. 35-41-1-6 which states “crime” means a felony or a misdemeanor;
(2) An act of delinquency as defined in I.C. 31-37-1-2 and I.C. 31-37-2-1;
(3) A violation of a condition of probation as established as a part of a sentence in a juvenile or criminal matter;
(4) Detention of a person subject to extradition to another jurisdiction;
(5) Civil commitment proceedings;
(6) Contempt for failure to pay child support; and
(7) Other proceedings where the right to counsel at public expense has been established by law.
(BC Ord. 1995-16, passed 11-6-1995; BC Ord. 2013-0003, passed 6-3-2013; Ord. 2020-0040, passed 7-6-2020)