Section 2.08. Court's right to review indigency determination.

 

(1)  Any person determined by the state public defender not to be eligible for publicly compensated counsel may request that the court having jurisdiction over the case review the state public defender's indigency determination.

(2)  After affording the defendant and a staff attorney of the state public defender the opportunity to be heard, such court may order the state public defender to provide representation, and the state public defender shall assign counsel.

(3)  Court-ordered representation shall not preclude a finding of partial indigency and the requirement that the person make partial payment to the state public defender as provided by ch. PD 6 .

History: Cr. Register, August, 1978, No. 272 , eff. 9-1-78; am. (3), Register, November, 1984, No. 347 , eff. 12-1-84; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, July, 1995, No. 475 ; correction in (3) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., October, 1998, No. 514.