- A. The court shall use a standard adopted and information provided by the public defender department to determine indigency of children in proceedings on petitions alleging delinquency.
- B. The court shall use a fee schedule adopted by the public defender department when appointing attorneys to represent children in proceedings on petitions alleging delinquency.
- C. The court shall order reimbursement from the parents or guardians of a child who has received or desires to receive legal representation or another benefit under the Public Defender Act [Chapter 31, Article 15 NMSA 1978] after a determination is made that the child was not indigent according to the standard for indigency of children adopted by the public defender department.
- D. Any amounts recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid to the state treasurer for credit to the general fund.
History: 1978 Comp., § 32A-2-30, enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 77, § 59; 2005, ch. 189, § 23.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For defense of indigents, see 31-16-1 to 31-16-10 NMSA 1978.
For form for indigent defense services eligibility determination in children's court, see Rule 10-408 NMRA.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, in Subsection C, deleted "or custodian".