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151.010Public defender services by county 151.020[1971 c.432 §2; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.030[1971 c.432 §3; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.040[1971 c.432 §4; 1983 c.740 §22; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.050[1971 c.432 §5; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.060[1971 c.432 §6; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.070[1971 c.432 §7; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.080[1971 c.432 §8; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.090[1971 c.432 §9; repealed by 1985 c.502 §13] 151.150[1981 s.s. c.3 §117; 1985 c.502 §9; renumbered 151.460] 151.210[Formerly 138.710; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.211Definitions for ORS 151.211 to 151.223 151.213Oregon Public Defense Commission; membership; member duties; appointment of executive director 151.216Commission duties; rules 151.219Executive director; duties 151.220[Formerly 138.740; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.221Status of officers and employees of commission 151.223Standards and requirements for contracts with subcontracting entities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Account 151.229Oregon Public Defense Commission Lawyer Trust Account 151.230[Formerly 138.750; 1983 c.740 §23; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.235Public defense population forecasts 151.240[Formerly 138.760; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.250[Formerly 138.770; 1973 c.694 §19; 1987 c.320 §84; 1991 c.724 §26; 1993 c.33 §303; 1995 c.117 §3; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.260[Formerly 138.780; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.270[Formerly 138.720; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.280[Formerly 138.730; 1983 c.740 §24; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.290[Formerly 138.790; repealed by 2001 c.962 §114] 151.410[1985 c.502 §2; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.420[1985 c.502 §3; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.430[1985 c.502 §5; 1987 c.803 §10; 1995 c.677 §2; 2001 c.962 §109; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.440[1985 c.502 §6; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.450[1985 c.502 §7; 1987 c.803 §11; 1991 c.724 §27; 1991 c.750 §9; 1993 c.33 §304; 2001 c.480 §13; 2001 c.962 §110; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.460[Formerly 151.150; 1987 c.803 §12; 1989 c.1053 §8; 1995 c.677 §3; 2001 c.962 §111; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.465[1987 c.803 §9; 1997 c.761 §13; 2001 c.480 §14; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.470[1985 c.502 §15; repealed by 1987 c.803 §27] 151.480[1985 c.502 §18; 2001 c.962 §112; repealed by 2001 c.962 §115] 151.485Financial eligibility; determination; financial statement; termination of appointed counsel 151.487Ability to pay; effect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

For purposes of ORS 151.211 to 151.223:

(1)

“Appointed counsel” includes trial-level and appellate attorneys who are employees of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, attorneys employed by a nonprofit public defense organization and attorneys on the panel of qualified counsel described in ORS 151.216 (5) who contract with the commission to provide public defense services.

(2)

“Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

(3)

“Commission” means the Oregon Public Defense Commission.

(4)

“Nonprofit public defense organization” means a nonprofit organization that employs attorneys who provide public defense services.

Note: 151.211 to 151.225 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 151 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

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