The Florida Senate

27.58  Existing laws.--This act shall not repeal but shall be supplementary to any local law or ordinance heretofore providing for a public defender or assigned defense counsel in any county or counties of the state, and the public defender in such county or counties may continue to operate under such prior act or ordinance to the extent determined by the board of county commissioners thereof; provided, however, that the public defender of each judicial circuit of the state shall be the chief administrator of all public defender services within the circuit whether such services are rendered by the state or county public defenders.

History.--s. 7, ch. 63-409.