§ 5205 - Court assigned attorneys - Vermont Statutes

§ 5205. Court assigned attorneys

(a) The supreme court shall prescribe reasonable rates of compensation for the services of attorneys, assigned under sections 5272 or 5274 of this title, who have not entered into a contract with the defender general to provide assigned counsel services.

(b) The defender general shall enter into contract with a member of the bar to serve as assigned counsel coordinator, who shall determine those expenses, necessary to representation, for which assigned counsel shall be reimbursed. The defender general may not supervise the duties of the assigned counsel coordinator, but the assigned counsel coordinator shall consult with the defender general concerning the assigned counsel budget.

(c) The defender general may enter into contracts, as provided by section 5253 of this title, with attorneys to provide assigned counsel services. Payment and expenses of assigned counsel, and of the assigned counsel coordinator, shall be made from funds appropriated to the office of the defender general for the compensation of assigned counsel. (Added 1971, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. date, see note; amended 1981, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 8, 1982.)