Kentucky CHAPTER 31 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCACY
- .010 Department of Public Advocacy -- Establishment -- Functions -- Independent agency.
- .015 Public Advocacy Commission -- Appointment -- Members -- Terms -- Compensation -- Duties.
- .020 Qualifications -- Selection -- Term -- Salary -- Staff.
- .025 Repealed, 2002.
- .030 Authority and duties of department.
- .035 Advisory boards for protection and advocacy division -- Appointment -- Number -- Terms -- Compensation.
- .040 Repealed, 1974.
- .050 Public advocacy plans -- Review and approval or denial by public advocate -- Funding by department and governmental unit -- Recordkeeping -- Annual report.
- .051 Repealed, 2002.
- .060 Local office in county with ten or more Circuit Judges required -- Funding by governmental unit required in amount set by department.
- .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 elect.
- .070 Renumbered as 31.235.
- .071 Requirement if county elects local office -- Failure to provide attorney -- Responsibility for payment.
- .080 Repealed, 2002.
- .085 Plans must comply with department's rules and regulations.
- .090 Repealed, 2002.
- .100 Definitions.
- .110 Persons entitled to department representation and services -- Extent of representation and services.
- .115 Renumbered as 31.219.
- .120 Determination of whether person needy -- Factors for determination -- Affidavit of indigency.
- .125 Determination of indigency of child's custodian -- Payment for defense of child -- Exceptions.
- .130 Repealed, 2002.
- .140 Waiver of right to counsel.
- .150 Repealed, 2002.
- .160 Repealed, 2002.
- .165 Renumbered as 31.085.
- .170 Renumbered as 31.071.
- .180 Repealed, 2002.
- .185 Facilities available to department -- Ex parte request for funds for representation -- Funding responsibility -- Finance and Administration special account and payment.
- .190 Repealed, 2002.
- .200 Repealed, 2002.
- .210 Repealed, 2002.
- .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 department -- Funds placed in special trust and agency account.
- .215 Acceptance of fees by public advocacy attorneys prohibited -- Exceptions.
- .219 Appeal by public advocacy attorney.
- .220 When chapter applies to United States courts.
- .230 Renumbered as 31.241.
- .235 Payment for representation upon failure of department to provide attorney -- Decision of public advocate final.
- .240 Repealed, 2002.
- .241 Protections -- Sanctions.
- .250 Renumbered as 31.215.