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Sec. A22-50. Duties.

The Public Defender shall perform the duties prescribed by the law of the State of California. In addition, the Public Defender shall defend without expense to the defendant, any person who is not financially able to employ counsel and who is charged with the commission of an offense triable in the Municipal or Justice Courts of this County when, in the opinion of the Public Defender, such defense is necessary to protect the constitutional rights of such defendant, or upon order of the court.

(Code 1954, § 3.1.28-3; Ord. No. NS-300.76, § 1, 11-23-64)

State law reference(s)--Duties, Government Code § 27706.

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