Vendor needs to provide public defender(s) services to indigent or partially indigent defendants charged with certain offenses in municipal court to the government authority located in Olathe, KS.
1. The Public defender(s) shall provide legal representation to defendants when appointed to do so by a Municipal Judge or judge pro-tem of the Court.
2. The Public defender(s) shall appear personally with defendants whom they represent in all matters set in the Court including but not limited to the following dockets: arraignment, pre-trial plea, diversion appointment, motion hearing, contempt hearing, trial, sentencing, sentencing/house arrest review, order to show cause, revocation of probation/diversion, or other dockets as scheduled by the Court.
3. The Public defender(s) shall conduct the defense of their clients in a professional, skilled manner consistent with standards set forth in the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct and case law defining the duties of defense counsel in criminal cases.
4. The Public defender(s) shall pay all costs and expenses incurred in the representation of defendants except as otherwise provided in this agreement.
5. The Public defender(s) shall notify the Court immediately of any conflicts to the representation.
6. The Public defender(s) must remain an active member in good standing of the State Bar of Kansas. Further, the Public defender(s) must immediately inform the Court of any changes in the Public defender(s)'s bar membership status and of any formal complaints prepared by the Disciplinary Administrator against the Public defender(s).
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