H.R. 5551 · 110th Congress
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District…
Full title
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.
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- House Introduced Mar 6, 2008
- House Passed Apr 1, 2008
- Senate Passed Sep 16, 2008
- President To the President Sep 23, 2008
- President Signed Oct 2, 2008
- Law Oct 2, 2008
Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to increase from $65 to $80 the hourly rate of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 2, 2008
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to increase from $65 to $80 the hourly rate of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts.
Revises the current cap on total compensation paid to an attorney representing such a defendant to apply the corresponding caps under the federal criminal code. Increases the cap: (1) before the Superior Court of the District from $1,900 to $2,000 for misdemeanors and from $3,600 to $7,000 for felonies; and (2) to the same amounts for post-trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies.
Sets the cap for representation of a defendant before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals at $5,000, the limitation under the federal criminal code for representation of a defendant in an appellate court.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Oct 2, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-335.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 6, 2008
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- House Introduced Mar 6, 2008
- House Passed Apr 1, 2008
- Senate Passed Sep 16, 2008
- President To the President Sep 23, 2008
- President Signed Oct 2, 2008
- Law Oct 2, 2008
No recorded floor vote found.