Gov. Code, § 15420 · Chapter 2. Duties and Powers
Gov. Code, § 15420
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The primary responsibilities of the State Public Defender are as follows:
(a) To represent those persons who are entitled to representation at public expense in the proceedings listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 15421.
(b) To provide assistance and training to public defender offices established pursuant to Sections 27700 to 27712, inclusive, to counsel appointed pursuant to Sections 987 to 987.9, inclusive, of the Penal Code, and to counsel appointed pursuant to Sections 634, 634.3, and 634.6, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to engage in related efforts for the purpose of improving the quality of indigent defense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 7. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.
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Government Code
Penal Code
Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 634Printed as Sections 634, 634.3, and 634.6, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 634.3Printed as Sections 634, 634.3, and 634.6, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 634.6Printed as Sections 634, 634.3, and 634.6, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code
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