{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-7-16a-9","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 7-16A-9","heading":"Persons to be represented--Services provided.","body":"A public defender shall represent any indigent person who is:\n(1) Detained by a law enforcement officer without charge or judicial process;\n(2) Arrested or charged with having committed a crime or of being a juvenile delinquent;\n(3) Detained under a conviction of a crime, juvenile delinquency, or mental illness; or\n(4) Otherwise an indigent person entitled to representation by law, to the same extent as a person having his or her own counsel, and with the necessary services and facilities of representation, including investigation and other preparation, authorized or approved by a court.","path":["TITLE 7. COUNTIES","CHAPTER 7-16A. PUBLIC DEFENDER"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/7-16A-9","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9896fc22b258bc5eb846e6e7b8a608f9600cddc637206daae49b3f64bb85e822","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-7-16a-8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-7-16a-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}