La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XV-1323 - Stand-in Counsel

A. Any attorney appointed to stand in for another at any delinquency proceeding shall:

1. represent the child zealously as if the child is his or her own client;

2. request continuances if asked to conduct contradictory hearings or contested summary hearings for which the stand-in counsel is unprepared or for which the client has not consented to having stand-in counsel in place of regular counsel, and object on the record to holding such hearing;

3. ensure that the child knows how to contact stand-in counsel in case the child does not hear from the attorney of record;

4. immediately communicate with the attorney of record regarding upcoming dates/hearings, how to contact the child, placement of the child, nature of charges, and other timely issues that the attorney of record may need to know or address; and

5. immediately or within a reasonable time thereafter provide to the child's attorney of record all notes, documents, and any discovery received.

Notes

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XV-1323

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Public Defender Board, LR 37:2602 (September 2011), Amended LR 45407 (3/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:148