{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-151.010","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 151.010","heading":"Public defender services by county.","body":"(1) The governing body of a county, on behalf of the county, may contract with an attorney, group of attorneys or full-time not-for-profit public defender organization for the provision by the attorney, group of attorneys or organization of services as counsel for financially eligible persons in proceedings in which a court or magistrate has the power to appoint counsel to represent a financially eligible person and the county is required to pay compensation for that representation.\n      (2) A court or magistrate may appoint an attorney who is, or an attorney member of a public defender organization that is, under a contract with a county as provided in this section to represent a financially eligible person in any proceeding in which the court or magistrate has the power to appoint counsel to represent a financially eligible person and the county is required to pay compensation for that representation.","path":["04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes","14. Procedure in Criminal Matters Generally","Chapter 151 — Public Defenders; Counsel for Financially Eligible Persons"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors151.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:11Z","sha256":"f29ca9d7e3b44396148c0893d9000cbb3dd8bbeb7a71b0d51bb24cff100b36e7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-149.040","next":"us-or/ors-151.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}