Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
PART 8. TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL |
CHAPTER 174. INDIGENT DEFENSE POLICIES AND STANDARDS |
SUBCHAPTER B. CONTRACT DEFENDER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
DIVISION 3. REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES (EACH COMPONENT BELOW SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A CONTRACT FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES AND SHALL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE NOA) |
SECTION 174.20. Substitution of Attorneys
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The contract shall identify the attorney(s) who will perform legal representation in each category of case covered by the contract and prohibit the substitution of other attorneys without prior approval by a majority of the appointing authority. Nothing in the contract shall prohibit an attorney covered by the contract from being relieved or replaced in accordance with Article 26.04(j)(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Source Note: The provisions of this §174.20 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 10094