The Florida Senate

27.5301  Salaries of public defenders and assistant public defenders.--

(1)  The salaries of public defenders shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act and shall be paid in equal monthly installments.

(2)  The salary for each assistant public defender shall be set by the public defender of the same judicial circuit in an amount not to exceed 100 percent of that public defender's salary and shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. Assistant public defenders who serve in less than a full-time capacity shall be compensated for services performed in an amount to be in proportion to the salary allowed for full-time services.

History.--ss. 3, 7, ch. 72-327; s. 5, ch. 80-376; s. 4, ch. 81-230; s. 18, ch. 2003-402.