Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 6.104 Public Defender

(Ord. 2026-0002 §§ 63—65, 2026; Ord. 2025-0040 § 45, 2025; Ord. 2025-0035 §§ 21, 22, 2025; Ord. 2025-0028 § 49, 2025; Ord. 2025-0001 § 60, 2025; Ord. 2024-0051 § 50, 2024; Ord. 2024-0034 §§ 67, 68, 2024; Ord. 2024-0002 §§ 57, 58, 2024; Ord. 2023-0049 §§ 19, 20, 2023; Ord. 2023-0042 § 56, 2023; Ord. 2023-0033 § 64, 2023; Ord. 2023-0012 § 62, 2023; Ord. 2022-0049 §§ 49, 50, 2022; Ord. 2022-0042 §§ 18, 19, 2022; Ord. 2022-0037 §§ 47, 48, 2022; Ord. 2022-0007 §§ 23, 24, 2022; Ord. 2021-0068 §§ 46—48, 2021; Ord. 2021-0055 §§ 15—17, 2021; Ord. 2021-0028 §§ 9, 10, 2021; Ord. 2021-0014 §§ 14, 15, 2021; Ord. 2021-0005 §§ 43-45, 2021; Ord. 2020-0055 §§ 54, 55, 2020; Ord. 2020-0038 §§ 65, 66, 2020; Ord. 2019-0071 § 21, 2019; Ord. 2019-0070 §§ 44-46, 2019; Ord. 2019-0052 §§ 18, 19, 2019; Ord. 2019-0047 §§ 49-51, 2019; Ord. 2019-0041 §§ 60-62, 2019; Ord. 2019-0035 §§ 39, 40, 2019; Ord. 2019-0009 § 8, 2019; Ord. 2018-0050 §§ 51, 52, 2018; Ord. 2018-0029 §§ 38-40, 2018; Ord. 2017-0054 § 58, 2017; Ord. 2017-0045 § 31, 2017; Ord. 2017-0032 §§ 31-33, 2017; Ord. 2017-0026 § 59, 2017; Ord. 2017-0006 § 46, 2017; Ord. 2016-0041 §§ 50, 51, 2016; Ord. 2016-0006 §§ 44, 45, 2016; Ord. 2015-0047 § 28, 2015; Ord. 2015-0019 § 59, 2015; Ord. 2015-0002 §§ 58, 59, 2015; Ord. 2014-0046 § 31, 2014; Ord. 2014-0041 §§ 69-71, 2014; Ord. 2014-0002 §§ 53, 54, 2014; Ord. 2013-0032 § 55, 2013; Ord. 2013-0021 §§ 60, 61, 2013; Ord. 2012-0058 § 47, 2012; Ord. 2012-0035 § 39, 2012; Ord. 2012-0026 §§ 63, 64, 2012; Ord. 2011-0046 § 47, 2011; Ord. 2011-0036 §§ 67-68, 2011; Ord. 2011-0013 § 48, 2011; Ord. 2011-0003 §§ 47, 48, 2011; Ord. 2010-0041 §§ 38, 39, 2010; Ord. 2010-0031 §§ 83, 84, 2010; Ord. 2010-0002 §§ 64, 65, 2010; Ord. 2009-0023 § 85, 2009; Ord. 2009-0014 §§ 5, 6, 2009; Ord. 2009-0008 § 52, 2009; Ord. 2008-0049 § 55, 2008; Ord. 2008-0037 §§ 96, 97, 2008; Ord. 2008-0005 §§ 78, 79, 2008; Ord. 2007-0096 §§ 74, 75, 2007; Ord. 2007-0079 §§ 83-85, 2007; Ord. 2007-0059 § 48, 2007; Ord. 2007-0058 §§ 64, 65, 2007; Ord. 2007-0049 §§ 68, 69, 2007; Ord. 2006-0077 § 103, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)

(Ord. 2026-0002 § 66, 2026; Ord. 2024-0002 § 59, 2024; Ord. 2023-0042 § 57, 2023.)

A.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the person employed on the item of Deputy Public Defender II (Item No. 9248A) and assigned to the Antelope Valley Area Office in Lancaster shall be compensated on an abbreviated salary range, the first step of which is the fifth step of the indicated salary range. When such persons cease to hold this assignment, their salary shall be adjusted to reflect that step within the salary range for Deputy Public Defender II which such persons would have earned had they been employed without respect to the provisions of this subsection.

B.

Persons employed in any of the following classes who are assigned by management to the Antelope Valley Area on a full- time basis and who reside more than 30 miles from the courthouse from which they work, shall be entitled to additional compensation at a rate of 22 levels (5.5%) higher than that established for their respective positions in Section 6.28.050.

If such person moves and no longer resides outside the 30-mile radius or is reassigned to another area, he/she shall no longer be eligible to receive the additional 22 levels.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.104.020, subsection B.1 shall remain in effect except that those persons employed as Deputy Public Defender III (Item No. 9250) and Deputy Public Defender IV (Item No. 9252) and who meet the aforementioned requirements shall be entitled to additional compensation at a rate 5.6468 percent higher than that established for their respective positions in Section 6.28.050 of this code. If such person moves and no longer resides outside the 30-mile radius or is reassigned to another area, he shall no longer be eligible to receive the additional stated percentage.

C.

Beginning October 1, 2006, persons employed on a position of Lieutenant, Public Defender, (Item No. 2906) shall be eligible to receive longevity pay based on years of County service in accordance with the following implementation schedule:

20 years.

a.

Effective October 1, 2006, in addition to the compensation provided for in Section 6.28.050 of this Title 6, an eligible employee under this section shall be paid additional compensation of 12 standard salary levels higher than he/she would otherwise be entitled to upon the completion of 19 years of County service.

b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.104.020, subsection C.1.a shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be paid additional compensation 3.0416 percent higher than what they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 19 years of County service.

25 years.

a.

Effective April 1, 2007, in addition to the compensation provided for in Section 6.28.050 of this Title 6, an eligible employee under this section shall be paid additional compensation for a total of 28 standard salary levels higher than he/she would otherwise be entitled to upon the completion of 24 years of County service.

b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.104.020, subsection C.2.a shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be paid additional compensation for a total of 7.2414 percent higher than what they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 24 years of County service.

30 years.

a.

Effective October 1, 2007, in addition to the compensation provided for in Section 6.28.050 of this Title 6, an eligible employee under this section shall be paid additional compensation for a total of 44 standard salary levels higher than he/she would otherwise be entitled to upon the completion of 29 years of County service.

b.

Effective with the pay period ending April 15, 2012 and upon notification to the board of supervisors by the chief executive officer that the human resources management system implementing this provision is fully operational, all provisions in Section 6.104.020 shall remain in effect except that such persons meeting the aforementioned requirements shall be paid additional compensation for a total of 11.6125 percent higher than what they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon the completion of 29 years of County service.

The additional compensation provided by this section shall constitute a base rate.

(Ord. 2012-0017 § 79, 2012; Ord. 2007-0004 § 16, 2007; Ord. 2006-0084 § 40, 2006; Ord. 2006-0053 § 2 (part), 2006.)