(55 ILCS 5/3-4000) (from Ch. 34, par. 3-4000)
Sec. 3-4000.
Legislative declaration.
The General Assembly recognizes
that quality legal representation in criminal and related proceedings is a
fundamental right of the people of the State of Illinois and that there
should be no distinction in the availability of quality legal
representation based upon a person's inability to pay. Therefore, it is the
intent of the General Assembly to provide for effective county public
defender systems throughout the State and encourage the active and
substantial participation of the private bar in the representation of
indigent defendants.
(Source: P.A. 87-111.)
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