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NY S03527
Bill
Status
1/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jamaal Bailey
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AI Summary
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Increases hourly compensation for assigned counsel representing indigent clients from $60 to $120 per hour for misdemeanor cases and from $75 to $150 per hour for all other cases, effective April 1, 2023.
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Eliminates previous compensation caps ($2,400 for misdemeanors and $4,400 for other cases) and replaces them with an annual cost of living increase tied to the Consumer Price Index as calculated by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Requires the state to fund all compensation expenses for assigned counsel in excess of the previous hourly rates ($60 and $75 per hour respectively).
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Applies the same hourly compensation increases and cost of living adjustments to attorneys assigned under Judiciary Law Section 35 (appellate representation) and eliminates compensation caps for those cases as well.
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Requires the state to fully fund all expenses for providing assigned counsel and related services under both County Law and Judiciary Law provisions.
Legislative Description
Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; increases such amount from seventy-five dollars to one hundred fifty dollars per hour; makes related provisions.
Last Action
RECOMMITTED TO RULES
6/3/2022