Public Defender Act Article 3
This English translation was last updated on 2007-07-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-01-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
For the case that is ordered by the Supreme Court to go verbal argument, a defendant who is indigent to hire an attorney in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 389, Section 2, may apply to the Supreme Court to order the subordinate court to appoint a public defender for defense.
中文原文 公設辯護人條例第3條
最高法院命行辯論之案件，被告因無資力，不能依刑事訴訟法第三百八十九條第二項規定選任辯護人者，得聲請最高法院指定下級法院公設辯護人為其辯護。