The Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 179 on the commission on court appointed attorneys authored by Sen. Koch. The bill amends the name of the Indiana Public Defender Commission to the Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys, provides for a seven-county pilot that would reimburse 100% for misdemeanor cases through June 30, 2029, for compliance with commission … [Read more...] about Commission on court appointed attorneys
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Reimbursement for public defender services
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 308 on reimbursement for public defender services authored by Sen. Glick.The billprovides that the Public Defender Commission may reimburse a county up to 40% of the county's expenditures for indigent defense services provided in misdemeanor cases, up to 80% of a multicounty public defender's office's … [Read more...] about Reimbursement for public defender services
Indigency determinations
S.E.A. 302, P.L. 140 Effective: July 1, 2020 Establishes a procedure for a criminal court to use in determining if a defendant is indigent. Provides that, if a court has ordered a defendant to pay part of the cost of representation, the court shall inquire at sentencing whether the defendant has paid the required amount. Specifies that a court may prorate fines, fees, and court … [Read more...] about Indigency determinations
Indigency determinations
The House Committee on Courts and Criminal Code heard SB 302 authored by Sen. Tallian establishing a procedure for a criminal court to use in indigency determinations. The bill provides that, if a court ordered a defendant to pay part of the cost of representation, the court shall inquire at sentencing whether the defendant has paid the required amount and specifies that a court … [Read more...] about Indigency determinations
Indigency determinations
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard SB 302 on indigency determinations for amend and vote. The bill is authored by Sen. Tallian and establishes a procedure for a criminal court to use in determining if a defendant is indigent. The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code. The bill was amended by … [Read more...] about Indigency determinations