Bill: Draft Hire an Attorney Act

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CONGRESS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
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A BILL TO

AMEND THE CONSTITUTION




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The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:


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PART I — PRELIMINARIES

1. Short Title and Enactment

(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘Hire an Attorney Act’

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon assent.

(3) This Act has been authored by Deputy Speaker of the House Grey Minecraft with input from Representative Sophie Frostshade.

(4) This Act has been sponsored by Deputy Speaker of the House Grey Minecraft.

(5) This Act has been cosponsored by Representative Sophie Frostshade.

(6) This Act amends the Constitution.

2. Reasons and Intent

(1) The job of a public defender is to defend someone from criminal offenses when they cannot hire an attorney, including purposes of inactivity.

(2) This should not extend to civil cases, and with the suggestion of the current chief justice, this act will limit public defenders to only be for criminal cases.

PART II — AMENDMENTS

3. Amendments to the Constitution

(1) Part V, Section §35(9) of the Constitution shall be amended as follows:

(9) Any citizen, criminal or otherwise will have the right to a speedy and fair trial presided over by an impartial Judicial Officer, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, and to be confronted with the evidence against them, and, in a criminal case, to have the assistance of legally qualified counsel for their defense.