Relating to reimbursement for legal assistance by an indigent person

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2022
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committee
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to reimbursement for legal assistance by an indigent person. Current law provides that a person who was granted an appointed attorney shall be required to reimburse the state for the total cost of legal assistance provided to the person. The bill provides that a rebuttable presumption exists that a person who has been determined to be indigent and who is granted an appointed attorney will experience a financial hardship if required to reimburse the state for the total cost of the person’s legal assistance, and the court shall order that such a person shall not be required to reimburse the state for the cost of legal assistance unless the presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence presented by the state.

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