Commission on Indigent Legal Services to Meet on May 19

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2025
Contact: Alisa Bousa, Public Information Officer, South Dakota Unified Judicial System 
Alisa.Bousa@ujs.state.sd.us or 605.773.2031

Commission on Indigent Legal Services to Meet on May 19

PIERRE, S.D.—The South Dakota Commission on Indigent Legal Services will meet virtually on Monday, May 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. CDT.    

The meeting agenda includes approval of prior minutes, report on staffing and operations, contracts with conflict counsel, update on rules promulgation, other business and public comment. View the agenda at  https://bit.ly/4dJFL3G. 

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81321199785?pwd=QlbtLAabI6sJOuJrqDRO6tabHkVUge.1  
Meeting ID: 813 2119 9785
Passcode: 659628

The Commission oversees indigent legal services in South Dakota’s court system where there is a right to counsel under state or federal law. The Commission also oversees the Office of Indigent Legal Services to provide statewide indigent representation services in appeals of criminal, habeas corpus, and abuse or neglect of a child cases. 

This meeting has been scheduled by the South Dakota Unified Judicial System State Court Administrator’s Office on behalf of the South Dakota Office of Indigent Legal Services. Individuals needing assistance pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact State Court Administration at 605-773-3474 48 hours before convening to make any necessary arrangements.