# S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-4: Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-4
- **Heading:** Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 7 / Chapter 16A / Section 7-16A-4

## Text

A public defender advisory committee shall be established whenever an office of public defender is established. A committee shall consist of the following members:

(1) One person not admitted to the practice of law, not an employee of the county, and not a law enforcement officer, who shall be appointed by the county commissioners of the originating county;

(2) Two members of the board of county commissioners of the county, or if two or more counties are participating, one commissioner from each county, who shall be appointed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners of each county;

(3) Two attorneys practicing in the county or one attorney, if available, from each county, if two or more counties are participating in the plan, who shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the county's circuit court.

The committee shall elect one of its members as chairman.

Source: SL 1978, ch 152, § 2; SL 1983, ch 45, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-1 Establishment of office by commissioners' resolution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-2 Joint office established by two or more counties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-3 Provisions by establishing board for office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-4 Advisory committee to be established--Composition--Chairman](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-5 Appointment and qualifications of public defender](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-6 Employment of personnel for defender's office--Administration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-7 Qualifications of assistant defenders--Assignment to cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-8 Facilities and supplies for office](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-9 Persons to be represented--Services provided](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-10 Proceedings in which indigents represented--Co-counsel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-11 Representation restricted to state courts--Federal matters excepted--Compensation paid by federal courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-12 Assignment of substitute when public defender unable to perform--Duty--Compensation of substitute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-13 Extension to representation in municipal ordinance violations--Contributions by municipality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 7-16A-14 Payment of expenses directly related to particular cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T7_C16A_S7-16A-14.md)

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