{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-16-201","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Procedure § 16–201","heading":"","body":"It is the policy of the State to:\n(1) provide for the realization of the constitutional guarantees of counsel in the representation of indigent individuals, including related necessary services and facilities, in criminal and juvenile proceedings in the State;\n(2) assure the effective assistance and continuity of counsel to indigent accused individuals taken into custody and indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings before the courts of the State; and\n(3) authorize the Office of the Public Defender to administer and ensure enforcement of this title.","path":["Article - Criminal Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcp\u0026section=16-201","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:17Z","sha256":"70eab6e1305652d1c0adfd2409cc1a7382e2c6a2113a2eed7795c6bb448f9832","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-16-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-procedure-16-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}