HB611: (New Title) relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.

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• 604-A · reference · effective 2026-01-01

  defendant is unable to comply with the terms of the court's order or any modification of the order by the court. If the court does not order full payment for representation under RSA 604-A, the commissioner of administrative services or his designee shall perform an investigation to determine the defendant's present financial condition and his ability to make repayment and may petition the court for a new

• 604-A:10 · reference · effective 2026-01-01

  the juvenile was certified and tried as an adult. I-b. The court shall enter a separate order, pursuant to the rules adopted by the commissioner of administrative services under RSA 604-A:10, IV, setting forth the terms of repayment of fees and expenses to the state, or if the court finds that the defendant is financially unable to make such payment or payments setting forth the reasons therefor. A copy of

• 604-A:2-A · add · effective 2026-01-01

  with being delinquent who has had counsel or a public defender assigned to him or her at the expense of the state, or any person liable for the support of the juvenile pursuant to RSA 604-A:2-a, shall be ordered by the court to repay the state through the unit of cost containment, the fees and expenses paid by the state on the defendant's behalf according to a schedule established by the administrator of the c

• 604-A:2-F · amend · effective 2026-01-01

  UNSEL [IF I AM CONVICTED] UNLESS THE COURT FINDS THAT I AM OR WILL BE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY. 3 Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Performance; Reference Change. Amend RSA 604-A:2-f, IV to read as follows: IV. When the court appoints counsel to represent a defendant in a proceeding under this section, the court shall grant the defendant relief from the obligation to repay the state for appointed c

• 604-A:9 · repeal · effective 2026-01-01

  ants. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases; Repayment. RSA 604-A:9, I, I-a, I-b, and I-c are repealed and reenacted to read as follows: I. Any adult defendant who has had counsel or a public defender assigned to the defendant at the expense of the state shall be ordered by the court u

• 604-B · add · effective 2026-01-01

  no time shall the defendant be required to repay, for legal services, an amount greater than the state's flat rate for a contract attorney as established contractually pursuant to RSA 604-B. If the defendant is placed on probation or sentenced to a period of conditional discharge, the defendant shall repay the state, through the department of corrections, all fees and expenses paid on his behalf on such t

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 604-A · ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
• RSA 604-B · PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAM
• RSA 604-A:10 · Rulemaking; Records Required; Judicial Council; Commissioner of Administrative Services
• RSA 604-A:9 · Repayment