Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
649 - MAINE COMMISSION ON INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
Chapter 401 - GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSIGNED COUNSEL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR ASSIGNED COUNSEL COSTS

Summary: This chapter establishes guidelines for determining a person's financial eligibility for assigned counsel and for determining whether eligible persons should be required to reimburse the state for some or all of the cost of assigned counsel. These guidelines govern the work of financial screeners employed by the commission and are intended to provide guidance to courts in their determination of financial eligibility and the amount, if any, of reimbursement.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 4 M.R.S.A. §1804(2)(A) and (4)(D)