Proyectos de ley › 89.ª Asamblea General
Relating to reimbursement for legal assistance by an indigent person
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado28 de enero de 2022
- Se detuvo: SubcomitéMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Comité de la Cámara
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del Senado
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2022 terminó el 24 de mayo de 2022, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA People who cannot afford a lawyer are currently required to pay the state back for the cost of their legal help. Under this new rule, the court would assume these people cannot afford to pay the state back unless the state proves otherwise with strong evidence. If the state cannot prove the person has the money, the person will not have to pay for their lawyer. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
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. If the presumption is rebutted, the person shall be required to reimburse the state for the total cost of legal assistance provided to the person.