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: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 […]
Section 604-A:5 – Repealed by 2015, 114:5, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.
604-A:5 Repealed by 2015, 114:5, eff. Aug. 7, 2015. –
Section 604-A:6 – Services Other Than Counsel.
604-A:6 Services Other Than Counsel. – In any criminal case in which counsel has been appointed to represent a defendant who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert or other services necessary to an adequate defense in his case, counsel may apply therefor to the court, and, upon finding that such services are necessary […]
Section 604-A:6-a – Contract Services.
604-A:6-a Contract Services. – The state of New Hampshire, by the judicial council and with the approval of governor and council, may, within the limits of appropriations, contract with qualified firms or individuals in the state to provide stenographic and clerical services where, pursuant to RSA 604-A:6, the defendant has been found to be […]
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 […]