33-24-13-3. Organization and Administration of Program; Advisory Committee
Sec. 3. (a) The program shall be organized and administered by the chief justice of the supreme court. The chief justice shall appoint an advisory committee composed of eight (8) members as follows: (1) Two (2) practicing attorneys. (2) Two (2) judges. (3) Two (2) Indiana law school professors or administrators. (4) Two (2) members […]
33-24-13-4. Preparatory Course of Study Required; Instructors
Sec. 4. (a) The program must provide for an intensive course of study to prepare the students selected for the demands of a law school education through classroom discussion and instruction in legal research, writing, and analysis. (b) The program shall be taught by law professors and others from the legal profession and shall be […]
33-24-13-5. Financial Assistance
Sec. 5. (a) The program must provide financial assistance in the form of an annual stipend for those students who successfully complete the course of study and become certified graduates of the program. (b) To be eligible for the annual stipend, certified graduates must be admitted to an Indiana law school, enroll on a full-time […]
33-24-13-6. Development of Programs and Opportunities in Furtherance of Program Purposes
Sec. 6. The courts of the state are encouraged and requested to develop programs and opportunities to further the purposes of the program. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-12-6.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.
33-24-13-7. Appropriation From General Fund
Sec. 7. During every state fiscal year, there is appropriated from the state general fund to the supreme court six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($625,000) to be used for the Indiana conference for legal education opportunity established by this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-12-7.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.70.
33-24-12-1. “Fund”
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “fund” refers to the civil legal aid fund established by section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-11-1.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.
33-24-12-2. “Indigent”
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, “indigent” means an individual whose income is not more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the federal income poverty level as determined annually by the federal Office of Management and Budget under 42 U.S.C. 9902. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-11-2.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.
33-24-12-3. “Legal Services Provider”
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “legal services provider” means a private, nonprofit organization incorporated and operated exclusively in Indiana, the primary function and purpose of which is to provide civil legal services without charge to the indigent. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-11-3.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.
33-24-12-4. Eligibility Requirements for Receipt of Funds
Sec. 4. To be eligible for the receipt of funds under this chapter, a legal services provider must meet the following requirements: (1) The legal services provider must have been: (A) incorporated before July 2, 1997; or (B) incorporated and providing civil legal aid to the indigent for three (3) years immediately preceding the application […]
33-24-12-5. Establishment of Civil Legal Aid Fund; Administration
Sec. 5. (a) The civil legal aid fund is established to provide additional revenue for legal services providers. (b) The fund is administered by the office of judicial administration. [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-11-5.] As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.68.