PRINTER'S NO. 801
No. 707 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY RHODES, IRVIS, ITKIN, COWELL, FLAHERTY, MENHORN,
CAPUTO, KNEPPER, TRELLO, MISCEVICH, J. B. KELLY III AND
TADDONIO, MARCH 12, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 17, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 2, 1968 (P.L.1144, No.358),
2 entitled "An act to provide for the office of public
3 defender, authorizing assistance and other personnel, and to
4 provide adequate representation for persons who have been
5 charged with an indictable offense or with being a juvenile
6 delinquent, who for lack of sufficient funds are unable to
7 obtain legal counsel," further providing for the
8 qualifications of public defenders and assistant public
9 defenders in counties of the second class.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 5, act of December 2,
13 1968 (P.L.1144, No.358), known as the "Public Defender Act," is
14 amended to read:
15 Section 5. Personnel of Office; Compensation;
16 Qualification.--(a) The public defender, with the approval of
17 the appointive body, may provide for as many full or part time
18 assistant public defenders, clerks, investigators, stenographers
19 and other employes as he may deem necessary to enable him to
20 carry out the duties of his office: Provided, however, That in
21 counties of the second class the public defender and all
1 assistant public defenders shall not engage in the practice of
2 law except as employes of the Office of the Public Defender and
3 shall be full time employes of the office. The salary board
4 shall fix the salary of the public defender and of the personnel
5 authorized by this section.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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