"Public defender"
Ind. Code § 36-1-8.5-4.4
in effectSec. 4.4. As used in this chapter, "public defender" means an individual who is any of the following:
(1) An individual employed full time by a county as a public defender.
(2) An individual who maintains a full-time equivalent caseload, as certified by the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys under IC 21-13-12-16, as a contractual or hourly public defender.
(3) The state public defender.
(4) A deputy of the state public defender.
(5) A chief public defender.
As added by P.L.40-2026, SEC.11.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/36Fetched: 10/17/2026
