Section 11-603 - Income eligibility limits. - Maryland Statutes

§ 11-603. Income eligibility limits.
 

(a)  Establishment.-  

(1) The Corporation shall establish maximum income levels for client eligibility. 

(2) The income levels shall be based on the financial ability of a client to pay for competent private counsel and all other necessary expenses of representation. 

(b)  Considerations.- The maximum income levels established under this section and eligibility guidelines established by each grantee to implement this section shall take into consideration: 

(1) the size of the client's family; 

(2) cost of living variations, including differences between urban and rural areas; 

(3) the assets and income of the client; 

(4) the fixed debts and medical expenses of the client; and 

(5) other factors relevant to the client's ability to pay for the legal services the client requires. 

(c)  Limitation on maximum income levels.- The Corporation may not set the maximum income levels for eligibility under this section at a level greater than 50% of the median family income for the State as certified annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 10, § 45G(e); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]