Consent 3.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Board of Supervisors
- Meeting Date:
- 02/26/2019
- Title:
- Create Legal Advocate Department
- Submitted By:
- Arlethe Rios, Board of Supervisors
- Department:
- Board of Supervisors
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Agenda Item Text:
Create the Legal Advocate Department effective February 10, 2019.
Background:
ARS 11-251, 11-584, and Rule 6 of the Criminal Rules of Procedure, which requires appointment of counsel for indigent persons, with County responsibility to compensate counsel.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Administrative process for this creation.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
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