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151.010Public defender services by county 151.020[1971 c.432 §2; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.030[1971 c.432 §3; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.040[1971 c.432 §4; 1983 c.740 §22; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.050[1971 c.432 §5; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.060[1971 c.432 §6; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.070[1971 c.432 §7; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.080[1971 c.432 §8; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.090[1971 c.432 §9; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.150[1981 s.s. c.3 §117; 1985 c.502 §9; renumbered 151.460] 151.210[Formerly 138.710; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.211Definitions for ORS 151.211 to 151.223 151.213Oregon Public Defense Commission; membership; member duties; appointment of executive director 151.216Commission duties; rules 151.219Executive director; duties 151.220[Formerly 138.740; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.221Status of officers and employees of commission 151.223Standards and requirements for contracts with subcontracting entities 151.225Public Defense Services Account 151.229Oregon Public Defense Commission Lawyer Trust Account 151.230[Formerly 138.750; 1983 c.740 §23; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.235Public defense population forecasts 151.240[Formerly 138.760; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.250[Formerly 138.770; 1973 c.694 §19; 1987 c.320 §84; 1991 c.724 §26; 1993 c.33 §303; 1995 c.117 §3; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.260[Formerly 138.780; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.270[Formerly 138.720; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.280[Formerly 138.730; 1983 c.740 §24; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.290[Formerly 138.790; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.410[1985 c.502 §2; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.420[1985 c.502 §3; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.430[1985 c.502 §5; 1987 c.803 §10; 1995 c.677 §2; 2001 c.962 §109; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.440[1985 c.502 §6; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.450[1985 c.502 §7; 1987 c.803 §11; 1991 c.724 §27; 1991 c.750 §9; 1993 c.33 §304; 2001 c.480 §13; 2001 c.962 §110; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.460[Formerly 151.150; 1987 c.803 §12; 1989 c.1053 §8; 1995 c.677 §3; 2001 c.962 §111; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.465[1987 c.803 §9; 1997 c.761 §13; 2001 c.480 §14; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.470[1985 c.502 §15; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.480[1985 c.502 §18; 2001 c.962 §112; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.485Financial eligibility; determination; financial statement; termination of appointed counsel 151.487Ability to pay; effect 151.489Personnel to verify financial eligibility 151.491Authority of person verifying financial eligibility 151.493Release of information by state agency to State Court Administrator 151.495Confidentiality of information obtained by state courts; exceptions 151.497“Counsel” defined for ORS 151.485 to 151.497 151.505Authority of court to order repayment of costs related to provision of appointed counsel

Chapter 151 — Public Defenders; Counsel for Financially Eligible Persons

ORS 151.010 Public defender services by county

(1)

The governing body of a county, on behalf of the county, may contract with an attorney, group of attorneys or full-time not-for-profit public defender organization for the provision by the attorney, group of attorneys or organization of services as counsel for financially eligible persons in proceedings in which a court or magistrate has the power to appoint counsel to represent a financially eligible person and the county is required to pay compensation for that representation.

(2)

A court or magistrate may appoint an attorney who is, or an attorney member of a public defender organization that is, under a contract with a county as provided in this section to represent a financially eligible person in any proceeding in which the court or magistrate has the power to appoint counsel to represent a financially eligible person and the county is required to pay compensation for that representation.

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