For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
BOARD. The 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.
(1) The services of an attorney provided to a defendant/respondent in a matter originating in a state court in the county involving:
(a) A person charged with a crime, as defined in I.C. 5-2-6.1;
(b) An act of delinquency, as defined in I.C. 31-37-1-2;
(c) A violation of a condition of probation established as a part of a sentence in a juvenile or criminal matter;
(d) Detention of a person subject to extradition to another jurisdiction;
(e) Proceedings to collect unpaid child support, pursuant to I.C. 31-40;
(f) Civil commitment and contempt proceedings; or
(g) Other proceedings where the right to counsel at public expense has been established by law.
(2) The term LEGAL REPRESENTATION includes services in connection with all pre trial, trial, and appellate proceedings in which an indigent defendant/respondent has a right to counsel.
(Ord. 99-3, passed 5-19-1999)