SB 5020-S.E - DIGEST
(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 2/17/14)

Requires the office of public defense to: (1) Offer training for the offices and individuals designated by the courts as responsible for determining indigency; and

(2) Survey attorneys' fees statewide and publish the results to assist courts and their designees in identifying the usual and customary charges for retaining private counsel.

Revises the definition of "indigent and able to contribute."