Section 15-12-43 Compensation and expenses generally. - Alabama Statutes

Section 15-12-43

Compensation and expenses generally.

(a) The public defender shall receive a salary set by the indigent defense commission and approved by the Administrative Director of Courts. The salary shall not exceed the state salary paid to a district attorney and shall be paid in the same manner as employees of the state.

(b) All salary and expenses of a public defender shall be paid by the state out of the fair trial tax fund or other funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes; except, that in counties authorized to impose a court cost for defender services, the county shall fund defender services from the revenues of said court cost, and the state shall pay a reasonable share of the cost of maintaining such office, such reasonable share to be determined by the Administrative Director of Courts.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-106.)