indigent defense fund; eviction cases

Summary

The bill establishes a State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund that draws from appropriated monies and allocations under existing statutes. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission will manage and distribute the money to each county to support public defenders, legal defenders, and contract counsel handling criminal and eviction cases. The funding is meant to supplement, not replace, the baseline level of county support from the 1997‑1998 fiscal year.

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