In
August 2000, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Indigent
Defense Services Act of 2000 (IDS Act), which created the Office
of Indigent Defense Services (IDS Office) and its 13-member governing
body, the Commission on Indigent Defense Services (IDS Commission).On July 1, 2001, IDS assumed a number of responsibilities,
including:1) overseeing the
provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled
to counsel under North Carolina law; 2) developing training, qualification,
and performance standards to govern the provision of legal services to
indigent persons; 3) determining the most appropriate methods of
delivering legal services to indigent persons in each judicial district;
and 4) providing services in the most cost-effective manner possible....
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