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§ 16-401. Annual report of Public Defender

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Criminal Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Office of the Public Defender (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Report; Appropriations; Severability (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2019
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-401
§ 16-401. Annual report of Public Defender
Currentness
Recipients of report
(a) On or before September 30 of each year, the Public Defender shall submit a report to:
(1) the Board of Trustees;
(2) the Governor; and
(3) in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
Contents of report
(b) The report shall include:
(1) pertinent data about the operations of the Office, including projected needs, a breakdown of the number and type of cases handled, and relative dispositions; and
(2) recommendations for statutory changes, including changes in the criminal law or Maryland Rules to control crime and improve the criminal justice system.

Credits

Added by Acts 2008, c. 15, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2008. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 16-401, MD CRIM PROC § 16-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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