Sec. 6. (a) A public defender may use a public defender investigator who is qualified under subsection (b) to assist the public defender in preparing for the criminal defense of indigent persons. (b) To practice as a public defender investigator, an individual must: (1) be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and (2) not have a conviction for a crime that has a direct bearing on the individual's ability to competently perform the duties of a public defender investigator. (c) A public defender investigator may not perform any duties for the public defender that constitute the unauthorized practice of law. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-11-6.] IC 33-40-3 Chapter 3. Supplemental Funding for Public Defender Services 33-40-3-1 Supplemental public defender services fund; establishment 33-40-3-2 Appropriation 33-40-3-3 Use of fund 33-40-3-4 Reversion of money in fund 33-40-3-5 Multiple court appointed legal service programs 33-40-3-6 Payment by defendant for cost of public defender services; deposit of payments collected; maximum costs 33-40-3-7 Payment by defendant for cost of public defender services; considerations 33-40-3-8 Order for costs as a civil judgment; relief from payment 33-40-3-9 Collection and deposit of fees 33-40-3-10 Establishment of fund in counties where public defender services not provided
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