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RSA 604-A:1-c · Additional Funding From State Departments and Agencies

Title
LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter
604-A · ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Status
current
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604-A:1-c Additional Funding From State Departments and Agencies. –

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I.

Every state department, board, institution, commission, or agency which receives general fund grants or supplemental appropriations outside of the state biennial operating budget for the purpose of conducting law enforcement activities that may result in increased costs for indigent defense as determined by the court, shall transfer 5 percent of such funds received to the judicial council to be used to pay for indigent defense costs resulting from such law enforcement activities. Payment for expenses of indigent representation under this section shall be made pursuant to RSA 604-A:8.

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The department of safety shall transfer 5 percent of any additional funds appropriated for the substance abuse enforcement program established in RSA 21-P:66 to the judicial council to be used to pay for indigent defense costs resulting from such law enforcement activities. Payment for expenses of indigent representation under this section shall be made pursuant to RSA 604-A:8. Source. 2017, 156:222, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 91:383, eff. July 1, 2021.

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Source note

Source. 2017, 156:222, eff. July 1, 2017. 2021, 91:383, eff. July 1, 2021.

Source history

  • 2017, 156:222, eff. July 1, 2017
  • 2021, 91:383, eff. July 1, 2021

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  • 2026 HB611 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

  • 2026 HB611-FN 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

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    investigative, expert, or other services and expenses approved by the circuit court that are necessary to provide adequate representation, shall be paid from funds appropriated for indigent defense pursuant to RSA 604-A. 141:344 Workers' Compensation; First Responder's Critical Injury Benefit. Amend RSA 281-A:32-a, II to read as follows: II. Payments awarded under this section shall be subject to all other provisions of RSA 2