# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 16. Office of the Public Defender

### Subtitle 2. Office of the Public Defender

#### Section 16-213

This subtitle does not prohibit the appointment of an attorney, other than through the Office, to represent an indigent individual by the District Court, a circuit court, or the Appellate Court of Maryland if: 

(1) there is a conflict in legal representation in a matter involving multiple defendants, and one of the defendants is represented by or through the Office; or

(2) the Office declines to provide representation to an indigent individual entitled to representation under this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)