Bills / H.B. 91
H.B. 91 Presumption of Indigency Amendments
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What this bill does
This bill would require a court to presume that a person is indigent, meaning unable to pay for a lawyer, if the person is currently in jail or prison and the court finds that the incarceration lasts or will last at least 10 consecutive days. The presumption applies in those cases without the person having to separately prove financial need.
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Official description
- requires a court to presume that an individual is indigent if:
- the individual is currently incarcerated
- the court determines that the period of the individual's incarceration totals or will total at least 10 consecutive days
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