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CPCS urges changes to indigency definition, reassessment rules and elimination of $150 fee
Summary
The Committee for Public Counsel Services supported H.17‑68/S.10‑37 to expand the definition of indigency, change automatic six‑month reassessments to case-triggered reviews and eliminate a $150 counsel fee imposed on indigent adults, arguing these updates would reduce administrative burden and improve access to counsel.
Diana Williams, legislative policy counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary that H.17‑68/S.10‑37 proposes updates to the definition and administration of indigency determinations that would promote efficiency and equity.
Williams summarized the bill’s…
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