Seal of office; powers of public defender
Ind. Code § 33-40-1-3
in effectSec. 3. (a) The state public defender shall be provided with a seal of office on which appear the words "Public Defender, State of Indiana".
(b) The state public defender may:
(1) take acknowledgments;
(2) administer oaths; and
(3) do all other acts authorized by law for a notary public.
An act performed under this section must be attested by the public defender's official seal.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-1-7-3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/33Fetched: 10/17/2026