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Title 13 : Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 163 : Public Defenders
Subchapter 004 : Office of Public Defender
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5271)-
§ 5271. Offices established
The Defender General may establish public defender offices to carry out his or her responsibilities under this chapter. Each public defender office shall be headed by a public defender selected by the Defender General within the limits of funds and staffing authorized by the General Assembly. (Added 1971, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. date, see note; amended 1973, No. 266 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 1981, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. April 8, 1982.)
