Office of Public Defense

Last Updated: 08/26/2025

Budgeted Operating Expenditures

Dollars in Thousands

Does Not Include Higher Education Tuition and Fee Accounts)

Fiscal Year 2025 through July 2025

Office of Public Defense Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year Total Estimate Fiscal Year to Date Actual Balance

Staffing

Total Full Time Equivalent Staff Years 48 52 61 (10)
Statewide Totals 48 52 61 (10)

Programs

Administration 3,720 4,360 3,975 385
Appellate Indigent Defense 9,744 13,601 11,840 1,761
Dependency and Termination 30,226 37,827 32,728 5,099
Trial Court Indigent Defense 12,590 18,792 16,660 2,132
Grants and Contracted Services 195 90 112 (22)
Civil Commitments 10,375 12,405 12,414 (9)
Total Programs 66,849 87,075 77,729 9,346

Objects of Expenditures

Salaries and Wages 5,290 4,933 6,739 (1,806)
Employee Benefits 1,561 1,346 2,046 (700)
Professional Service Contracts 2,227 1,502 2,013 (510)
Goods and Other Services 3,617 5,732 3,495 2,237
Travel 638 366 587 (221)
Capital Outlays 224 118 (118)
Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
Grants, Benefits & Client Services 61,603 73,195 73,098 97
Interagency Reimbursements (8,310) (10,367) 10,367
Intra-Agency Reimbursements
Total Objects of Expenditures 66,849 87,075 77,729 9,346

Source of Funds

General Fund Federal 155 50 50 (0)
General Fund Private/Local 20 15 (15)
General Fund State 64,644 77,188 71,693 5,495
Other Funds State 2,030 9,837 5,971 3,866
Total Source of Funds 66,849 87,075 77,729 9,346