MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Fees and Salaries of Public Officers
By: Representative Evans (91st)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPENSATION FOR BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDERS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE COMPENSATION OF COUNTY ATTORNEYS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) The compensation for a full-time public defender or an assistant public defender representing one (1) county shall be equal to the compensation of the county prosecuting attorney, and the compensation for a full-time public defender or assistant public defender representing two (2) or more counties, but less than the entire circuit court district, shall be equal to the aggregate of the compensation for county prosecuting attorneys of the counties served, but in no event to exceed the compensation of the district attorney.
(2) The compensation for a part-time public defender or assistant public defender representing one (1) county shall be proportional to the compensation of the county prosecuting attorney based on amount of time spent as a public defender, and the compensation for a part-time public defender or assistant public defender representing two (2) or more counties, but less than the entire circuit court district, shall be proportional to the compensation of the county prosecuting attorney based on amount of time spent as a public defender and based on the aggregate of the compensation for county prosecuting attorneys of the counties served, but in no event to exceed the compensation of the district attorney.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.