§ 3-1. Application  


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  • for indigent defense services.

    Each person lacking the financial ability to provide, for themselves, representation in his or her defense in criminal proceedings in the state court and the Magistrate Court of Burke County, and desiring that the county provide such services to him or her, shall submit an application to the county requesting indigent defense representation and setting forth the specifics supporting their need for such indigent representation.

    The application shall be submitted to the public defender upon first appearance on a form approved by the governing authority of the county.

(Ord. No. 05-02, § 1, 3-8-2005)