H. B. 2875
(By Delegates Kuhn, H. White, Thompson, Heck, Flanigan,
Willison and Azinger)
[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization]
[April 1,1997]
A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article twenty-one,
chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, continuing
public defender services until the first day of July, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article twenty-one, chapter twenty-nine
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty- one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§29-21-3. Establishment of public defender services, termination
date.
There is hereby created an executive agency known as public
defender services. The agency shall administer, coordinate and
evaluate programs by which the state provides legal
representation to indigent persons, monitor the progress of
various delivery systems, and recommend improvements. The agency
shall maintain its office at the state capital.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of
this code, public defender services shall continue to exist until the first day of July,
one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight
.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to place public defender
services under sunset review. This bill continues the public
defender services until July 1, 1998, pursuant to the provisions
of the West Virginia Sunset Law.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
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