§ 7A-458. Counsel fees. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 7A‑458.  Counsel fees.

The fee to which an attorney who represents an indigent person isentitled shall be fixed in accordance with rules adopted by the Office ofIndigent Defense Services. Fees shall be based on the factors normallyconsidered in fixing attorneys' fees, such as the nature of the case, and thetime, effort and responsibility involved. Fees shall not be set or ordered atrates higher than those established by the rules adopted under this sectionwithout the approval of the Office of Indigent Defense Services. Even if thetrial, appeal, hearing or other proceeding is never held, preparation thereforis nevertheless compensable and, in capital cases and other extraordinary casespending in superior court, a fee for services rendered and payment for expensesincurred may be allowed pending final determination of the case. (1969, c. 1013, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1086, s. 113(b); 1991(Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 116(b); 2000‑144, s. 12; 2005‑276,s. 14.13.)