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RSA 604-A:1 · Representation of Defendants

Title: LIX: PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
Chapter: 604-A · ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES
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604-A:1 Representation of Defendants. – The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate representation for indigent defendants in criminal cases, as a precondition of imprisonment, and indigent juveniles charged with being delinquent in any court of this state. Representation of juveniles shall include all court ordered representation and shall be paid from funds appropriated for indigent defense pursuant to this chapter. Representation shall include counsel and investigative, expert and other services and expenses, including process to compel the attendance of witnesses, as may be necessary for an adequate defense before the courts of this state. Source. 1965, 296:1. 1967, 422:1. 1973, 370:22. 1981, 568:20, I, eff. July 1, 1981. 2009, 144:182, eff. July 1, 2009.

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Source. 1965, 296:1. 1967, 422:1. 1973, 370:22. 1981, 568:20, I, eff. July 1, 1981. 2009, 144:182, eff. July 1, 2009.

Source history

1965, 296:1
1967, 422:1
1973, 370:22
1981, 568:20, I, eff. July 1, 1981
2009, 144:182, eff. July 1, 2009

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2026 HB611 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
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
2026 HB611-FN 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
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
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ts. IV. RSA 604-A:2-d, relative to partial liability regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants. V. RSA 604-A:2-f, IV, relative to appointment of counsel for nonpayment or nonperformance. VI. RSA 604-A:10, IV, relative to rulemaking authority by the commissioner of administrative services adopting rules governing determinations of eligibility for payment of indigent defense expenditures, determinations of repay

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2017-0403, State of New Hampshire. v. John T. Brawley Supreme Court opinion · September 18, 2018