Establishes the Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense within the Office of Indigent Defense to provide legal representation to indigent.
The bill creates the Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense within the Office of Indigent Defense. This division will provide legal representation to individuals deemed indigent before statewide grand juries. The division must notify the requesting individual and the grand jury of its decision within ten days of receiving a request for representation. The division will represent indigent individuals after appointing counsel from the division.
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