{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-21-4","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-21-4","heading":"Purpose and duties of Public Defender Services.","body":"The agency shall have as its principal purpose the development and improvement of programs by which the state provides legal representation to indigent persons.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 21. PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-21-4/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:50Z","sha256":"0c0fb3db0f4e393331f24523b9a7ecaba2adc34c0b90039e1852ca5efbaf1556","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-21-3b","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-21-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}