As used in this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise designated:
BOARD. The Warrick County Public Defender Board established pursuant to this subchapter.
INDIGENT PERSON. An individual 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 person in a matter originating in a state court in Warrick County involving:
(1) A person charged with a crime, as defined in I.C. 35-41-1-6;
(2) An act of delinquency, as defined in I.C. 31-37-1-2;
(3) A violation of a condition of probation 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) Proceedings to collect unpaid child support pursuant to I.C. 31-2 et seq.;
(6) Civil commitment and contempt proceedings; or
(7) Other proceedings where the right to counsel at public expense has been established by law.
The term LEGAL REPRESENTATION includes services in connection with all pretrial, trial, and appellate proceedings in which an indigent person has a right to counsel.
(BC Ord. 2019-24, passed 10-24-19)