§ 7A-474.19 – Funds.
7A-474.19. Funds. Funds to provide representation pursuant to this Article shall be provided to the North Carolina State Bar for provision of direct services by and support of the established legal services programs. The North Carolina State Bar shall allocate these funds directly to each of the established legal services programs with Pisgah Legal Services […]
§ 7A-454 – Supporting services.
7A-454. Supporting services. Fees for the services of an expert witness or other witnesses, paid in accordance with G.S. 7A-314, including travel expenses, lodging, and other appearance expenses, for an indigent person and other necessary expenses of counsel shall be paid by the State in accordance with rules adopted by the Office of Indigent Defense […]
§ 7A-455 – Partial indigency; liens; acquittals.
7A-455. Partial indigency; liens; acquittals. (a) If, in the opinion of the court, an indigent person is financially able to pay a portion, but not all, of the value of the legal services rendered for that person by assigned counsel, the public defender, or the appellate defender, and other necessary expenses of representation, the court […]
§ 7A-455.1 – Appointment fee in criminal cases.
7A-455.1. Appointment fee in criminal cases. (a) In every criminal case in which counsel is appointed at the trial level, the judge shall order the defendant to pay to the clerk of court an appointment fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). No fee shall be due unless the person is convicted. (b) The mandatory seventy-five dollar […]
§ 7A-456 – False statements; penalty.
7A-456. False statements; penalty. (a) A false material statement made by a person under oath or affirmation in regard to the question of his indigency constitutes a Class I felony. (b) A judicial official making the determination of indigency shall notify the person of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. (c) Repealed by […]
§ 7A-457 – Waiver of counsel; pleas of guilty.
7A-457. Waiver of counsel; pleas of guilty. (a) An indigent person who has been informed of his right to be represented by counsel at any in-court proceeding, may, in writing, waive the right to in-court representation by counsel in accordance with rules adopted by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. Any waiver of counsel shall […]
§ 7A-458 – Counsel fees.
7A-458. Counsel fees. The fee to which an attorney who represents an indigent person is entitled shall be fixed in accordance with rules adopted by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. Fees shall be based on the factors normally considered in fixing attorneys’ fees, such as the nature of the case, and the time, effort […]
§ 7A-474.16 – Legislative findings and purpose.
7A-474.16. Legislative findings and purpose. The General Assembly of North Carolina declares it to be its purpose to provide access to legal representation for domestic violence victims in certain kinds of civil matters. The General Assembly finds that such representation can best be provided in an efficient, effective, and economic manner through established legal services […]
§ 7A-450 – Indigency; definition; entitlement; determination; change of status.
7A-450. Indigency; definition; entitlement; determination; change of status. (a) An indigent person is a person who is financially unable to secure legal representation and to provide all other necessary expenses of representation in an action or proceeding enumerated in this Subchapter. An interpreter is a necessary expense as defined in Chapter 8B of the General […]
§ 7A-450.1 – Responsibility for payment by certain fiduciaries.
7A-450.1. Responsibility for payment by certain fiduciaries. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, whenever possible, if an attorney or guardian ad litem is appointed pursuant to G.S. 7A-451 for a person who is less than 18 years old or who is at least 18 years old but remains dependent on and domiciled […]