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

(a) manage and supervise all public defender services provided within the deputy 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 contract manager provided for in 47-1-121 to contract for services as authorized by the public defender division administrator according to the strategic plan approved by the director;

(f) keep a record of public defender and associated services and expenses in the region and submit the records to the public defender division administrator as requested;

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

(h) maintain a minimum client caseload as determined by the public defender division administrator; and

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