CHAPTER 31 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY
- 31.010 Department for Public Advocacy -- Establishment -- Functions -- Independent agency.
- 31.015 Public Advocacy Commission -- Appointment -- Members -- Terms -- Compensation -- Duties.
- 31.020 Qualifications -- Selection -- Term -- Salary -- Staff.
- 31.025 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.030 Authority and duties of department.
- 31.035 Advisory boards for protection and advocacy division -- Appointment -- Number -- Terms -- Compensation.
- 31.040 Repealed, 1974.
- 31.050 Public advocacy plans -- Review and approval or denial by public advocate -- Funding by department and governmental unit -- Recordkeeping -- Annual report.
- 31.051 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.060 Local office in county with ten or more Circuit Judges required -- Funding by governmental unit required in amount set by department.
- 31.065 Local office in county with less than ten Circuit Judges discretionary -- Methods of delivering services -- Requirements if county elects -- Department's responsibility if county does not e
- 31.070 Renumbered as 31.235.
- 31.071 Requirement if county elects local office -- Failure to provide attorney -- Responsibility for payment.
- 31.080 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.085 Plans must comply with department's rules and regulations.
- 31.090 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.100 Definitions.
- 31.110 Persons entitled to department representation and services -- Extent of representation and services.
- 31.115 Renumbered as 31.219.
- 31.120 Determination of whether person needy -- Factors for determination -- Affidavit of indigency.
- 31.125 Determination of indigency of child's custodian -- Payment for defense of child -- Exceptions.
- 31.130 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.140 Waiver of right to counsel.
- 31.150 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.160 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.165 Renumbered as 31.085.
- 31.170 Renumbered as 31.071.
- 31.180 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.185 Facilities available to department -- Ex parte request for funds for representation -- Funding responsibility -- Finance and Administration special account and payment.
- 31.190 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.200 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.210 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.211 Determination of ability to pay partial fee for representation and services at arraignment -- Collection of unpaid partial fee by civil judgment -- Partial fee credited to local office or depar
- 31.215 Acceptance of fees by public advocacy attorneys prohibited -- Exceptions.
- 31.219 Appeal by public advocacy attorney.
- 31.220 When chapter applies to United States courts.
- 31.230 Renumbered as 31.241.
- 31.235 Payment for representation upon failure of department to provide attorney -- Decision of public advocate final.
- 31.240 Repealed, 2002.
- 31.241 Protections -- Sanctions.
- 31.250 Renumbered as 31.215.