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1997 SESSION

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HB 1531 Compensation of court-appointed counsel.

Introduced by: George W. Grayson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Provides for a system of hourly compensation up to specified maximums for court-appointed counsel in various cases. Counsel for a person who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert, or other services necessary for adequate representation may request them in an ex parte application. Upon finding after appropriate inquiry in an ex parte proceeding, that the services are necessary and that the person is financially unable to obtain them, the court shall authorize counsel to obtain the services. On application of defense counsel, a system of recording proceedings and attendant transcribing services or the services of a court reporter shall be provided an indigent defendant for preliminary hearings.

FULL TEXT

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966509252  pdf
• 12/23/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 966509252  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/22/96  House: Presented & ordered printed 966509252
• 01/22/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/96  House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 12/20/96  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (18-Y 3-N)
• 12/23/96  House: Introduced bill reprinted 966509252
• 01/09/97  House: Read first time
• 01/10/97  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/13/97  House: Read second time
• 01/13/97  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/13/97  House: Motion to refer to committee agreed to
• 01/13/97  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 01/24/97  House: Passed by indefinitely in App. (20-Y 0-N)