{"data":{"id":"us-mt/47-1-215","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"47-1-215","heading":"Regional offices -- regional public defenders.","body":"(1) The public defender division administrator shall hire, assign, and supervise a regional public defender to manage and supervise each regional office established pursuant to 47-1-104(2).\n(2) Subject to approval by the public defender division administrator, each regional public defender shall:\n(a) manage and supervise all public defender services provided within the regional public defender's assigned region;\n(b) establish protocols so that when a court orders the assignment of counsel, the assignment is made promptly to an appropriate public defender and so that a public defender is immediately available when necessary;\n(c) ensure that public defender assignments within the region comply with the provisions of 47-1-202(1)(c);\n(d) hire and supervise the work of regional office personnel as authorized by the public defender division administrator;\n(e) coordinate with the central services division to contract for necessary public defender services;\n(f) implement the standards and procedures established by the director and the public defender division administrator for the region; and\n(g) perform all other duties as assigned by the public defender division administrator.","path":["TITLE 47. ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 1. STATEWIDE PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM","Part 2. Public Defender Services"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0470/chapter_0010/part_0020/section_0150/0470-0010-0020-0150.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:00Z","sha256":"adc4b83510c9f26ed10f435eedde70452dc43f99a21f7bb5b5e0c32616fc9a47","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/47-1-211","next":"us-mt/47-1-216"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}