H3073

Commission on Indigent Defense, Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense

Introduced·1/14/25
Introduced Text

Establishes the Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense within the Office of Indigent Defense to provide legal representation to indigent.

The bill creates the Division of Statewide Grand Jury Defense within the Office of Indigent Defense. This division will provide legal representation to individuals deemed indigent before statewide grand juries. The division must notify the requesting individual and the grand jury of its decision within ten days of receiving a request for representation. The division will represent indigent individuals after appointing counsel from the division.

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Judiciary Committee
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History

Jan 14, 2025

House

Introduced and read first time

Jan 14, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Dec 5, 2024

House

Prefiled