Section 604-A:8 – Payment of Expenses.
604-A:8 Payment of Expenses. – I. Each claim and written statement in support thereof when approved by the court shall be forwarded to the judicial council for payment. The commissioner of administrative services may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, in addition to the requirements of paragraph II, to carry out the provisions of this […]
Section 604-A:9 – Repayment.
604-A:9 Repayment. – I. (a) Any adult defendant or juvenile respondent who has been assigned counsel or a public defender shall be subject to an order by the court, pursuant to this section, regarding payment to the state for counsel fees and expenses paid by the state on behalf of the defendant or juvenile, […]
Section 604-A:10 – Rulemaking; Records Required; Judicial Council; Commissioner of Administrative Services.
604-A:10 Rulemaking; Records Required; Judicial Council; Commissioner of Administrative Services. – I. The judicial council shall keep records of the notification of eligibility and assignment of counsel as submitted by the courts of the state pursuant to supreme court order 81-5A and subsequent related orders. In addition to any other use the judicial council […]
Section 604-A:7 – Rules and Regulations.
604-A:7 Rules and Regulations. – The supreme court, superior court, district court, and judicial branch family division shall each have the authority to establish such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as may be deemed necessary or advisable for the performance of their respective duties hereunder. Source. 1965, 296:1, eff. July 1, 1965. […]
Section 604-A:2-c – Determination of Financial Ability.
604-A:2-c Determination of Financial Ability. – The determination of a defendant’s financial ability to obtain counsel shall be made by comparing the defendant’s assets and incomes with the minimum cost of obtaining qualified private counsel. The defendant’s assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, excluding only […]
Section 604-A:2-d – Partial Liability.
604-A:2-d Partial Liability. – If the commissioner of administrative services determines, in accordance with the standards set forth in RSA 604-A:2-c, that a defendant is able to pay some, but not all of the expenses of obtaining private counsel, the court shall appoint counsel and shall require the defendant to pay a fixed contribution […]
Section 604-A:2-e – Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases.
604-A:2-e Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases. – Courts assigning counsel in RSA 169-B proceedings shall do so in accordance with standards adopted by the judicial council. Source. 2014, 215:25, eff. July 1, 2015.
Section 604-A:2-f – Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance.
604-A:2-f Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance. – I. No defendant shall be incarcerated after a final hearing for nonpayment of an assessment or nonperformance of community service unless counsel has been appointed for a defendant who is indigent or such defendant has executed a valid waiver of counsel for the final hearing. […]
Section 604-A:3 – Duration and Substitution of Appointments.
604-A:3 Duration and Substitution of Appointments. – A defendant for whom counsel is appointed shall be represented by counsel from his initial appearance before the court at every stage of the proceedings until the entry of final judgment. If at any time after the appointment of counsel the defendant is financially able to obtain […]
Section 604-A:4 – Compensation of Counsel.
604-A:4 Compensation of Counsel. – Subject to the provisions of RSA 604-A:6, counsel appointed pursuant to this chapter to represent the defendant, at the conclusion of the representation or any segment thereof, shall be reasonably compensated therefor and shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred. A separate claim for compensation and reimbursement shall be […]