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NH Rev Stat § 604-A:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:2-b - Contract Attorneys.

    604-A:2-b Contract Attorneys. –||The state of New Hampshire, by the judicial council and with the approval of governor and council, may, within the limits of available appropriations, contract with any qualified attorney in the state to provide for the representation of indigents in circumstances where, pursuant to RSA 604-B, the public defender program is unavailable to provide such representation. No contract providing for the representation of children in proceedings arising under RSA 169-B shall be based on payment of a predetermined fee per case or other payment structure which creates a financial disincentive for attorneys to provide effective representation in such cases. The executive director of the judicial council shall authorize payments to contract attorneys provided for under this section.|||Source. 1985, 342:2. 1987, 406:17. 1991, 46:1. 1997, 351:8, eff. July 1, 1997. 2021, 207:2, Pt. I, Sec. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:2-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:2-c - Determination of Financial Ability.

    604-A:2-c Determination of Financial Ability. –||The determination of a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel shall be made by comparing the defendant's assets and incomes with the minimum cost of obtaining qualified private counsel. The defendant's assets shall include all real and personal property owned in any manner by the defendant, excluding only those assets which are exempt from attachment and execution under RSA 511:2. The defendant's income shall include all income, whether earned or not, from any source, unless exempt from attachment under any state or federal law, and shall be reduced only by the amount of expenses which are reasonably necessary for the maintenance of the defendant and his dependents. In determining a defendant's financial ability to obtain counsel, the rules adopted by the commissioner under RSA 604-A:10, IV, shall contain a method for considering the defendant's ability to borrow some or all of the necessary funds. The rules shall also consider the possibility of the defendant paying his counsel fees in periodic installments.|||Source. 1985, 342:2. 1989, 345:5, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:2-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:2-d - Partial Liability.

    604-A:2-d Partial Liability. –||If the commissioner of administrative services determines, in accordance with the standards set forth in RSA 604-A:2-c, that a defendant is able to pay some, but not all of the expenses of obtaining private counsel, the court shall appoint counsel and shall require the defendant to pay a fixed contribution in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 604-A:10, IV. The defendant's full payment shall be made to the court prior to the conclusion of the proceedings, unless otherwise ordered by the court. The clerk of court shall remit such payments to the department of administrative services with the documentation required by the commissioner.|||Source. 1985, 342:2. 1989, 345:6, eff. July 1, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:2-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:2-e - Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases.

    604-A:2-e Counsel in Juvenile Delinquency Cases. –||Courts assigning counsel in RSA 169-B proceedings shall do so in accordance with standards adopted by the judicial council.|||Source. 2014, 215:25, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:2-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:2-f - Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance.

    604-A:2-f Appointment of Counsel for Nonpayment or Nonperformance. –||I. No defendant shall be incarcerated after a final hearing for nonpayment of an assessment or nonperformance of community service unless counsel has been appointed for a defendant who is indigent or such defendant has executed a valid waiver of counsel for the final hearing. Incarceration of such defendant may occur only if the court, after having conducted an ability to pay or ability to perform final hearing at which the court has made a specific inquiry of the defendant concerning his or her financial circumstances and his or her reasons for nonpayment or nonperformance, finds that the defendant willfully failed to pay the assessment or perform the community service.||II. Prior to conducting an ability to pay or ability to perform final hearing, the court shall:||(a) Provide the defendant with a financial statement under oath and direct the defendant to complete the financial statement under oath;||(b) Inform the defendant that he or she may be immediately incarcerated if the court finds that he or she has willfully failed to comply with the court's prior order to pay an assessment or perform community service;||(c) Inform the defendant that he or she is entitled to counsel for the final hearing in which incarceration is a possible outcome and, if the defendant cannot afford one, the court will appoint one; and||(d) Explain the issues to be decided at the final hearing as well as the process provided.||III. The court shall appoint counsel to represent an indigent defendant at a final hearing on an ability to pay or perform held pursuant to this section if incarceration is a possible outcome of the final hearing.||IV. When the court appoints counsel to represent a defendant in a proceeding under this section, the court shall grant the defendant relief from the obligation to repay the state for appointed counsel fees under RSA 604-A:9, I(b), if the court determines that the defendant is financially unable to repay.|||Source. 2017, 86:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2017. 2019, 346:265, eff. July 1, 2020; 346:395, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:3 - Duration and Substitution of Appointments.

    604-A:3 Duration and Substitution of Appointments. –||A defendant for whom counsel is appointed shall be represented by counsel from his initial appearance before the court at every stage of the proceedings until the entry of final judgment. If at any time after the appointment of counsel the defendant is financially able to obtain counsel or to make partial payment for representation, the court having jurisdiction of the case may terminate the appointment of counsel or direct the application of the funds available to the defendant to meet the expense of representation, as justice may require. If at any stage of the proceedings, the court having jurisdiction of the case finds that the defendant is financially unable to pay counsel whom he had retained, the court may appoint counsel to represent him, as justice may require. The court having jurisdiction of the case may, in the interest of justice, at any stage of the proceedings, substitute one appointed counsel for another.|||Source. 1965, 296:1, eff. July 1, 1965.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:4 - Compensation of Counsel.

    604-A:4 Compensation of Counsel. –||Subject to the provisions of RSA 604-A:6, counsel appointed pursuant to this chapter to represent the defendant, at the conclusion of the representation or any segment thereof, shall be reasonably compensated therefor and shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred. A separate claim for compensation and reimbursement shall be made to each court before which the counsel represented the defendant. Each claim shall be supported by a written statement specifying the time expended, services rendered and expenses incurred while the case was pending before the court. Each court before which the counsel represented the defendant shall fix the compensation and reimbursement to be paid the counsel for services rendered and expenses incurred while representing the defendant in proceedings before the court; however, no justice shall approve any unreasonable or unnecessary charge.|||Source. 1965, 296:1. 1969, 364:1, eff. July 1, 1969.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:5 - Repealed by 2015, 114:5, eff. Aug. 7, 2015.

    604-A:5 Repealed by 2015, 114:5, eff. Aug. 7, 2015. –|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:6 - Services Other Than Counsel.

    604-A:6 Services Other Than Counsel. –||In any criminal case in which counsel has been appointed to represent a defendant who is financially unable to obtain investigative, expert or other services necessary to an adequate defense in his case, counsel may apply therefor to the court, and, upon finding that such services are necessary and that the defendant is financially unable to obtain them, the court shall authorize counsel to obtain the necessary services on behalf of the defendant. The court may, in the interests of justice and upon finding that timely procurement of necessary services could not await prior authorization, ratify and approve such services after they have been obtained. The court shall determine reasonable compensation for the services and direct payment upon the filing of a claim for compensation supported by an affidavit specifying the time expended, the nature of the services rendered, the expenses incurred on behalf of the defendant, and the compensation, if any, received in the same case for the same services from any other source. The compensation to be paid to any person or association for such services shall not exceed $300 unless the court determines that the nature or quantity of such services reasonably merits greater compensation. The $300 limit for compensation shall not include or apply to reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred. In any case in which appointed counsel seeks funds for services other than counsel under this section, the application for such funds may be filed with the court on an ex parte basis and may, upon the request of appointed counsel, be sealed until the conclusion of the representation.|||Source. 1965, 296:1. 1983, 321:1. 1989, 188:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990. 2005, 135:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:6-a - Contract Services.

    604-A:6-a Contract Services. –||The state of New Hampshire, by the judicial council and with the approval of governor and council, may, within the limits of appropriations, contract with qualified firms or individuals in the state to provide stenographic and clerical services where, pursuant to RSA 604-A:6, the defendant has been found to be eligible for such services. The executive director of the judicial council shall authorize payments to such individuals and firms as provided for under this section.|||Source. 1991, 46:2. 1997, 351:9, eff. July 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:7 - Rules and Regulations.

    604-A:7 Rules and Regulations. –||The supreme court, superior court, district court, and judicial branch family division shall each have the authority to establish such rules and regulations and prescribe such forms as may be deemed necessary or advisable for the performance of their respective duties hereunder.|||Source. 1965, 296:1, eff. July 1, 1965. 2006, 267:2, eff. June 9, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:8 - Payment of Expenses.

    604-A:8 Payment of Expenses. –||I. Each claim and written statement in support thereof when approved by the court shall be forwarded to the judicial council for payment. The commissioner of administrative services may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, in addition to the requirements of paragraph II, to carry out the provisions of this section.||II. Statements submitted by counsel for payments of fees shall in each case be examined by the trial and appellate judges and certified by them as to the reasonableness of the fee requested and whether the defendant continued to be eligible for assignment of counsel during the duration of the trial. Such certificates shall be attached to the request for payment of counsel fees. Counsel must submit bills to the appropriate court for payment within 60 days of the disposition of a case unless the trial judge finds that there are extenuating circumstances. Courts shall, within 30 days of receipt, certify statements as outlined above and forward the certified statements to the judicial council for payment.|||Source. 1965, 296:1. 1977, 600:23. 1981, 568:66. 1985, 399:3, eff. July 1, 1985. 2002, 250:4, eff. May 17, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-A - Adequate Representation for Indigent Defendants in Criminal Cases|Section 604-A:10 - Rulemaking; Records Required; Judicial Council; Commissioner of Administrative Services.

    604-A:10 Rulemaking;  Records Required;  Judicial Council;  Commissioner of Administrative Services. –||I. The judicial council shall keep records of the notification of eligibility and assignment of counsel as submitted by the courts of the state pursuant to supreme court order 81-5A and subsequent related orders. In addition to any other use the judicial council shall make of these records, the judicial council shall keep records including the following information and compile such information on a monthly basis:||(a) The name of the courts, including the location and the type of the court.||(b) The type of the case as defined by the most serious offense charged in the case, according to the following categories:||(1) Homicide||(2) Other felony||(3) Misdemeanor||(4) Juvenile||(5) Other||(c) Whether the case was assigned to a private attorney or a public defender.||II. When a final bill has been approved for payment to a private attorney, the judicial council shall record the following information:||(a) The type of case as defined in RSA 604-A:10, I(b).||(b) The amount of the attorney's fee.||III. The judicial council shall also compile the gross monthly cost for bills approved for payment for expenses other than counsel, including those pursuant to RSA 604-A:6.||IV. The commissioner of administrative services shall, with the approval of the attorney general, adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A, governing determinations of eligibility for payment of indigent defense expenditures, determinations of repayment schedules, financial and credit investigations, and any other matters the commissioner deems necessary or advisable for the performance of duties under this chapter.||V. The judicial council shall adopt standards relative to appointment for juvenile counsel. Such standards shall establish training, experience, and other qualifications for attorneys to represent minors in such proceedings, and shall be developed with consideration of relevant national standards including, but not limited to, the Juvenile Justice Standards of the Institute of Judicial Administration and American Bar Association. The council shall develop the standards required by this section in consultation with the judicial branch, the New Hampshire Bar Association, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, the New Hampshire Public Defender, the Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire, and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire, and shall adopt them no later than July 1, 2022.|||Source. 1983, 120:4. 1985, 399:3. 1989, 345:11, 12, eff. July 1, 1989. 2002, 250:5, eff. May 17, 2002. 2014, 215:26, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 207:2, Pt. I, Sec. 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:1 - Declaration of Purpose.

    604-B:1 Declaration of Purpose. –||It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to continue a public defender program for representation of indigent criminal defendants in Belknap, Merrimack, Hillsborough and Rockingham counties and to extend that program to the remaining 6 counties in the state.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:2 - Representation of Indigent Defendants.

    604-B:2 Representation of Indigent Defendants. –||Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, when the appointment of counsel is required:||I. For indigent defendants in criminal cases, or||II. For juveniles charged as delinquents under RSA 169-B, the district, municipal, superior and supreme courts shall appoint the public defender program or a qualified attorney assigned by the court. The public defender program shall also provide such other representation of indigents as is necessary and consistent with normal criminal defense as required by the New Hampshire and United States Constitutions.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:3 - Limitation of Representation.

    604-B:3 Limitation of Representation. –||The public defender program shall not represent more than one person where a conflict of interest exists under the code of professional responsibility.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:4 - Contract.

    604-B:4 Contract. –||The state of New Hampshire, by the judicial council and with the approval of governor and council, shall contract with any organization or groups of lawyers approved by the board of governors of the New Hampshire Bar Association to operate the public defender program and provide public defender representation as provided in RSA 604-B:2 and 3. The contract shall fix the number of defender attorneys providing representation in each county and shall permit the public defender program to subcontract for attorney services, including appellate services, as may be necessary to provide such representation. No such contract shall be effective for longer than 2 years. The compensation for operation of the public defender program shall be such sums as may be fixed by the contract, subject to the appropriations made therefor.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:5 - Supervision.

    604-B:5 Supervision. –||The public defender program shall be under the general supervision of the judicial council for such matters pertaining to, but not limited to, allocation of cases between the public defender program and assigned counsel, performance, professional competence, and fiscal and budgetary matters. The supreme court shall recommend a fee schedule for assigned counsel which shall be graduated to reflect years of legal experience of such counsel.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:6 - Allocation of Cases.

    604-B:6 Allocation of Cases. –||The allocation of cases between the public defender program and assigned counsel shall be in accordance with a plan adopted by the public defender program and approved by the judicial council. The plan shall establish caseload limits for defender attorneys in accordance with professional standards under the code of professional responsibility and shall provide for appointment of assigned counsel only where maximum caseloads have been reached or public defender attorneys are otherwise unavailable.|||Source. 1977, 296:1. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:7 - Public Defenders.

    604-B:7 Public Defenders. –||Public defenders shall serve in accordance with the terms of a contract entered into pursuant to RSA 604-B:4. Public defender responsibilities shall be exclusively concerned with rights of indigent criminal defendants.|||Source. 1977, 269:1. 1978, 52:4. 1981, 568:19, eff. July 1, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 604-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 604-B - Public Defender Program|Section 604-B:8 - Alternate Public Defender Program.

    604-B:8 Alternate Public Defender Program. –||The state of New Hampshire by the judicial council and with the approval of the governor and council may, in addition to the contract for the public defender program referred to in RSA 604-B:4, contract for an alternate public defender program to represent indigent defendants in circumstances where, because of conflict of interest or otherwise, the public defender program is unable to provide representation to a defendant. The alternate public defender program and the contract between it and the state shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1988, 225:1, eff. April 30, 1988.|
NH Rev Stat § 605:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 605 - Pleas and Refusal to Plead|Section 605:1 - Minors, etc.

    605:1 Minors, etc. –||No minor under the age of 17 years, except with the consent of his parent, nor any person supposed to be of unsound mind shall be permitted to plead guilty or shall be put upon trial until counsel has been appointed to advise him and conduct his defense. If such person is poor, witnesses may, on motion of his counsel, be summoned in his behalf at the expense of the county.|||Source. GS 243:4. GL 261:4. PS 254:4. 1913, 31:1. PL 368:5. RL 428:5.|
NH Rev Stat § 605:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title LIX - Proceedings in Criminal Cases|Title 605 - Pleas and Refusal to Plead|Section 605:2 - Counsel Fees.

    605:2 Counsel Fees. –||Whenever counsel is appointed to advise with a minor or a person of unsound mind and to conduct his defense as provided by RSA 605:1, the counsel shall be entitled to receive, from the town or county in whose behalf the action is prosecuted, reasonable compensation for his services.|||Source. 1873, 47:1. GL 261:5. PS 254:5. PL 368:6. RL 428:6.|