Public Defender Services

2026-11-03

The Contractor shall provide on behalf of the City all public defender services required of the City under Alaska Statutes 18 . 85 . 155 or other law requiring the City to provide court - appointed attorneys for indigent criminal defendants . The Contractor is not obligated to accept appointment in a criminal case where the defendant is not an indigent person as defined in AS 18 . 85 . 710 ( 4 ) or where the defendant is otherwise ineligible for court - appointed counsel in a City criminal case . When a defendant who is represented by the Contractor is determined by the appropriate court to be no longer qualified for a court - appointed attorney at public expense , Contractor shall have no obligation to continue representation of that defendant after receiving a court order terminating representation . ( b ) The Contractor shall provide all district court work , all federal court work , and all appellate work including appeals to the superior court , the court of appeals , and the Supreme Court as may be necessary in conducting the defense under its court appointment . In the event the City adopts ordinances creating new misdemeanors , the Contractor ' s work shall include , at no additional charge , the defense of indigents charged with the new misdemeanors . The work includes , but is not limited to , representing the indigent defendant in all pre - trial matters , including , but not limited to , investigations , motions , trial preparation , bail setting , and bail modification or revocation . The work also includes trial , sentencing , and probation violation proceedings . The work does not include representation of the defendant in administrative driver ' s license revocation proceedings under Alaska Statutes 28 . 15 . 165 - . 166 unless the Contractor determines that such representation is necessary for the defense of the criminal case . The work does not include representation of vehicle owners or other interested parties in vehicle forfeiture actions under KMC 10 . 40 . 045 . The work includes assisting some defendants in scheduling alcohol or mental health treatment when such treatment is a condition of their bail , sentence , or proposed sentence . ( c ) The Contractor will provide legal services in a fair , diligent and competent manner to all defendants . The Contractor shall meet or exceed the standards of practice established by the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct . The City may perform an audit of selected files on a quarterly basis to insure compliance with these standards . Contractor will provide relevant information in response to requests from the City , to the extent permitted by the Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct . For purposes of the Attorney - Client relationship , the Contractor is the attorney and the client is the person for whom a court - appointed attorney is ordered . There is no Attorney - Client relationship between the City and defendants or between the City and the Contractor .

Alaska

2026-03-27