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Title 13: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 163: Public Defenders
- Subchapter 001: General Provisions
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§ 5201. Definitions
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§ 5202. Construction with other laws
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§ 5203. Federal courts
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§ 5204. Court rules
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§ 5205. Court assigned attorneys
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§ 5206. Appointment of counsel by court; use of uncounseled convictions
- Subchapter 002: Notice and Nature of Rights
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§ 5231. Right to representation, services, and facilities
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§ 5232. Particular proceedings
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§ 5233. Extent of services
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§ 5234. Notice of rights; representation provided
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§ 5235. Notice to public defender
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§ 5236. Determination of financial need
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§ 5237. Waiver
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§ 5238. Co-payment and reimbursement orders
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§ 5239. Public Defender Special Fund
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§ 5240. Collection of reimbursements
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§ 5241. Ineffective assistance claim
- Subchapter 003: Office of Defender General
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§ 5251. Creation of office
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§ 5252. Appointment; compensation
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§ 5253. Powers and duties
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§ 5254. Personnel designation and expenditures
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§ 5255. Recovery from defendant
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§ 5256. Reports
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§ 5257. Expenses
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§ 5258. Audit
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§ 5259. Duty to investigate
- Subchapter 004: Office of Public Defender
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§ 5271. Offices established
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§ 5272. Appointment; co-counsel; compensation
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§ 5273. Qualifications
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§ 5274. Replacement
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§ 5275. Additional fees forbidden
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§ 5276. Reports
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§ 5277. Use of State facilities