S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: Sec. 18A.3 of S.L. 2017-57 directs the Administrative Office of the Courts, in conjunction with Indigent Defense Services, to study and develop specific statewide standards for determining indigency for defendants, to include a review of the practices of other states regarding determination of indigency, analysis of the cost-effectiveness of alternatives to the status quo, and implementation plans for the standards agreed upon. A report must be issued to the chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by February 1, 2018.

This section became effective June 28, 2017.