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
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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
Public defenders
S.E.A. 488, P.L. 69 Effective: July 1, 2019 Authorizes the Indiana public defender commission to create guidelines and requirements pertaining to a multicounty public defender's office. Authorizes a county executive to adopt an ordinance that allows the county to enter into an interlocal agreement with one or more counties for the purpose of: (1) creating a multicounty public … [Read more...] about Public defenders