§1801. Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services; established The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, established by Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 25‑A, is an independent commission whose purpose is to provide efficient, high-quality representation to indigent criminal defendants, juvenile defendants and children and parents in child protective cases, consistent with federal and state constitutional […]
§1802. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).] 1. Assigned counsel. “Assigned counsel” means a private attorney designated by the commission to provide indigent legal services at public expense. [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).] 1-A. […]
§1803. Commission structure 1. Members; appointment; chair. The commission consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor and subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters and confirmation by the Legislature. The Governor shall designate one member to serve as chair of the commission. The membership consists […]
§1804. Commission responsibilities 1. Executive director. The commission shall hire an executive director. The executive director must have experience in the legal field, including, but not limited to, the provision of indigent legal services. [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).] 2. Standards. The commission shall develop standards governing the delivery of indigent legal services, […]
§1805-A. Indigency determinations; redeterminations; verifications; collections 1. Duties. The executive director shall administer and improve reimbursement of expenses incurred by assigned counsel and contract counsel by: A. Establishing procedures to ensure that the eligibility of defendants and civil parties is verified and reviewed randomly and when circumstances have changed, information has changed, additional information […]
§1805. Executive director The executive director of the commission hired pursuant to section 1804, subsection 1 shall: [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).] 1. Compliance with standards. Ensure that the provision of indigent legal services complies with all constitutional, statutory and ethical standards; [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).] 2. Development of standards. […]
§1806. Information not public record Disclosure of information and records in the possession of the commission is governed by this section. [PL 2011, c. 260, §1 (NEW).] 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. “Individual client information” means name, date […]
