Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 16-206: (a) This title does not prohibit the Office from representing an indigent individual in federal court at federal expense if the matter arises out of or is related to an action pending or recently pending in a court of criminal jurisdiction of the State
What this law says, in plain English
This statute permits a public defender's office to represent indigent individuals in federal court at federal expense when the matter relates to a pending or recent state criminal action, and requires federal compensation to be remitted to the state's general fund.
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