2006 Minnesota Statutes

611.24 ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE; ASSISTANTS.
The state public defender shall supervise the operation, activities, policies and procedures
of the state public defender system. The state public defender shall employ or retain assistant
state public defenders, a chief administrator, a deputy state public defender in charge of appellate
services, and other personnel as may be necessary to discharge the functions of the office. An
assistant state public defender shall be a qualified attorney, licensed to practice law in this
state, serve in the unclassified service of the state if employed, and serve at the pleasure of
the appointing authority at a salary or retainer fee not to exceed reasonable compensation for
comparable services performed for other governmental agencies or departments. Retained or
part-time employed assistant state public defenders may engage in the general practice of law.
History: 1965 c 869 s 11; 1978 c 540 s 1; 1981 c 356 s 362; 1987 c 250 s 9; 1988 c 686 art
1 s 74; 1991 c 345 art 3 s 10