Montana Title 47. Access to Legal Services § 47-1-215. Regional offices--regional public defenders

(a) manage and supervise all public defender services provided within the regional public defender's assigned region;

(b) establish protocols so that when a court orders the assignment of counsel, the assignment is made promptly to an appropriate public defender and so that a public defender is immediately available when necessary;

(c) ensure that public defender assignments within the region comply with the provisions of 47-1-202(1)(c);

(d) hire and supervise the work of regional office personnel as authorized by the public defender division administrator;

(e) coordinate with the central services division to contract for necessary public defender services;

(f) implement the standards and procedures established by the director and the public defender division administrator for the region;  and

(g) perform all other duties as assigned by the public defender division administrator.