Santa Maria, CA Public Defender’s Office
Description
The Santa Maria Public Defender's Office is located in Santa Maria and serves the Santa Barbara County. Their mission is to protect and defend the rights of their clients through legal representation of the highest quality, in pursuit of a fair and unbiased system of justice for all. The person seeking our representation must be indigent. This means that they are without the resources to hire their own attorney. The decision as to whether or not an applicant is indigent is one for the court to determine in the end, although the office can make a preliminary call. The office usually represents people in felony and misdemeanor cases. However, they do not represent persons in civil lawsuits such as personal injury, landlord tenant, dissolution or child custody fights between private parties. They also do not represent persons seeking to collect or being forced to pay child support through the civil court process. For more information on services of the Santa Maria Public Defender's Office, please contact them directly.