- (a) The Commission may provide grants from the Fair Defense Account, to counties that have complied with standards developed by the Commission and that have demonstrated commitment to compliance with the requirements of state law relating to indigent defense.
- (b) A county may not reduce the amount of funds expended for indigent defense services in the county because of funds provided by the Commission. Because discretionary grants and targeted specific funds are awarded to enable a county to establish a new system or program for providing indigent defense services, such grants may or may not enter into a calculation of whether the county has or will reduce its funding because of Commission funding. Other types of funding, including formula grants, direct disbursement grants, equalization disbursement grants, extraordinary disbursement grants, or technical support grants, shall be considered in determining compliance with this requirement.
Source Note:The provisions of this §173.201 adopted to be effective September 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 7083.