{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-40-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-40-12","heading":"Public defender's lien.","body":"If the legal services have been provided by a public defender or an attorney with whom a contract has been entered into to provide services in lieu of a public defender, a public defender's lien shall be set by a judge of the circuit court or magistrate judge at a reasonable amount for the services rendered.\nSource: SL 1969, ch 156, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 23-2-3.1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 494; SDCL Supp, § 23A-40-5; SL 1979, ch 159, § 36; SL 1983, ch 191, § 4; SL 1998, ch 152, § 3.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-40. (RULE 44) COUNSEL FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-40-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a4c0d18081a63576e4426f9ca4a815bfe15ef0d07ecd7b307fcc89a2aa0ee619","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-40-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-40-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}