Bill No.:                     HB0190                                 Drafter:  LGC

 

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0397                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

 

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0074

 

Chapter No.:            CH0087

 

Prime Sponsor:       Representative Walters

 

Catch Title:              Public defender-fee schedule and indigency standard.

 

Subject:                     Publication of fee schedules and establishment of indigency standards for cases involving a public defender.

 

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

 

·        The state public defender establishes a standard fee schedule for services provided by attorneys through rule.

 

·        This act requires the state public defender to publish that fee schedule on the agency’s website.

 

·        Under current law, the state public defender establishes by rule standards for determining when a person is indigent.

 

·        This act repeals that authority and requires a court to consider the standards for indigency set forth in Rule 44 of the Wyoming rules of criminal procedure.