2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 40 - (Rule 44) Counsel For Indigent Defendant
Section 23A-40-12 - Public defender's lien.

23A-40-12. Public defender's lien.

If the legal services have been provided by a public defender or an attorney with whom a contract has been entered into to provide services in lieu of a public defender, a public defender's lien shall be set by a judge of the circuit court or magistrate judge at a reasonable amount for the services rendered.

Source: SL 1969, ch 156, §1; SDCL Supp, §23-2-3.1; SL 1978, ch 178, §494; SDCL Supp, §23A-40-5; SL 1979, ch 159, §36; SL 1983, ch 191, §4; SL 1998, ch 152, §3.

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