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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 6. (a) Prior to the completion of the initial hearing, the judicial officer shall determine whether a person who requests assigned counsel is indigent under section 6.5 of this chapter. If the person is found to be indigent, the judicial officer shall assign counsel to the person.
(b) If jurisdiction over an indigent defendant is transferred to another court, the receiving court shall assign counsel immediately upon acquiring jurisdiction over the defendant.
(c) If the court finds that the person is able to pay part of the cost of representation by the assigned counsel, the court shall order the person to pay the following:
(1) For a felony action, a fee of two hundred dollars ($200).
(2) For a misdemeanor action, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) If the court orders the person to pay an amount described in subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2), the court shall inquire at sentencing whether the person has paid the required amount.
(e) The clerk of the court shall deposit the first one hundred dollars ($100) in a felony case and the first fifty dollars ($50) in a misdemeanor case of the fees described in subsection (c) in the county's supplemental public defender services fund established by IC 33-40-3-1.
(f) The clerk of the court shall transfer the remaining one hundred dollars ($100) in a felony case and the remaining fifty dollars ($50) in a misdemeanor case of the fees described in subsection (c) to the state comptroller for deposit in the public defense fund established by IC 33-40-6-1.
(g) The court may review the finding of indigency at any time during the proceedings if:
(1) the court receives evidence of a material change in the person's income or assets; or
(2) the person has failed to provide the court with sufficient evidence, including documentary evidence, to sustain the court's initial indigency determination.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-33-7-6 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-35-criminal-law-and-procedure/in-code-sect-35-33-7-6/
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