{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-51-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-51-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Attorney,\" a person licensed to practice law in this state as provided in chapter 16-16, with active membership and in good standing of the State Bar of South Dakota;\n(2) \"Chief defender,\" the attorney appointed by the commission to head the Office of Indigent Legal Services;\n(3) \"Commission,\" the Commission of Indigent Legal Services;\n(4) \"Effective assistance of counsel,\" legal defense services in a criminal case that comply with the standards required by state and federal law;\n(5) \"Indigent,\" a person who does not have sufficient money, credit, or property to employ an attorney and pay for the necessary expenses of representation;\n(6) \"Indigent representation services,\" legal defense services provided by an attorney to an indigent person where there is a right to counsel under state or federal law;\n(7) \"Office of Indigent Legal Services,\" or \"office,\" a state government entity that provides direct indigent representation services and implements the objectives of the commission;\n(8) \"Private appointed attorney,\" an attorney who is not employed by the government and who provides indigent representation services; and\n(9) \"Public defender,\" an attorney employed by the government who provides indigent representation services.\nSource: SL 2024, ch 95, § 1, eff. Mar. 18, 2024.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-51. INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-51-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a21bdd1b8abd840b737403792b0ad9302a0ea4b4510fac5ee5cdc5fe5cb76ebe","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-50-14","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-51-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}