Minnesota HF4633 eliminates co-payments and partial payments for public defender services, removes reimbursement requirements for appointed counsel.

Minnesota HF4633 amends the state's judiciary statutes to eliminate co-payments and partial payments for public defender services, removes reimbursement requirements for appointed counsel, and forgives certain past payments referred to collections or entered as civil judgments. The bill also waives any portion of a co-payment, partial payment, or reimbursement for representation by appointed counsel that has not been paid before July 1, 2026. It applies retroactively to payments ordered before that date that have not been paid.

Minnesota HF4633 eliminates co-payments and partial payments for public defender services, removes reimbursement requirements for appointed counsel.

Minnesota HF4633 amends the state's judiciary statutes to eliminate co-payments and partial payments for public defender services, removes reimbursement requirements for appointed counsel, and forgives certain past payments referred to collections or entered as civil judgments. The bill also waives any portion of a co-payment, partial payment, or reimbursement for representation by appointed counsel that has not been paid before July 1, 2026. It applies retroactively to payments ordered before that date that have not been paid.