00                 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 210                                                              
01 "An Act relating to the public defender agency; relating to speedy trial time limits; and                               
02 amending Rules 45(b), 45(c)(6), and 45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure."                                      
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 18.85.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (b)  The public defender may create organizational silos to isolate an individual                            
06       or group from communications and decision-making within the agency to prevent                                     
07       conflicts of interest in cases.                                                                                   
08    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
09 read:                                                                                                                   
10            DIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT. Rule 45(b), Alaska Rules of                                                     
11       Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:                                                                           
12            (b)  Speedy Trial Time Limits. A defendant charged with                                                    
13                 (1)  a felony [, A MISDEMEANOR, OR A VIOLATION] shall be tried                                      
14       within 120 days from the time set forth in paragraph (c) of this rule; or                                     

01                 (2) a misdemeanor or a violation shall be tried within 70 days from                                 
02       the time set forth in paragraph (c) of this rule.                                                             
03    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05            DIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT. Rule 45(c)(6), Alaska Rules of                                                  
06       Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:                                                                           
07 (6)  Minor Offenses. In cases involving minor offenses as defined in                                                    
08 Minor Offense Rule 2, the defendant must be tried within 70 [120] days from the date                                
09 the defendant's request for trial is received by the court or the municipality, whichever                               
10       occurs first.                                                                                                     
11    * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
12 read:                                                                                                                   
13            DIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT. Rule 45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of                                                  
14       Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:                                                                           
15                 (7)  Other periods of delay for good cause upon application of the                                  
16       defendant or the defendant's counsel.                                                                         
17    * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
18 read:                                                                                                                   
19       APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to offenses committed on or after the effective                                   
20 date of this Act.