"The Board of Public Defense and the State Public Defender petition this Court for an exercise of its supervisory authority over the judicial system to help address an unprecedented crisis in the provision of public defense services."

Questions answered include: Who is entitled to ta public defender? Are juveniles entitled to a public defender? Who is considered "financially unable" to obtain counsel? How to do-pays work? Does the defendant ever have to reimburse the state beyond co-pays? What is the governance structure of the Minnesota public defender system? What are the duties of the Board of Public Defense? What are the duties of the State Public Defender? What are the duties of the Chief Administrator for the Board of Public Defense? What are the duties of the Chief Public Defenders? 2 pages.

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