Court-appointed Counsel Procedures for Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses

• Publication year: 1997
• Pages: 133

26 Colo.Law. 133 Colorado Lawyer 1997.

1997, November, Pg. 133. Court-Appointed Counsel Procedures for Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses

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Vol.26, No. 11, Pg. 133

The Colorado Lawyer
November 1997
Vol. 26, No. 11 [Page 133]

From the Courts
Court Business
Court-Appointed Counsel Procedures for Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses

The following procedures were issued by the Office of the State Court Administrator to District Courts for posting and distribution to all court-appointed counsel, guardians ad litem, and investigators. These procedures do not apply to reimbursement of fees and expenses for the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel, which has issued its own procedures

Court-Appointed Counsel Procedures for
Reimbursement of Fees and Expenses
Effective April 15, 1997

GENERAL INFORMATION

These procedures apply to orders for payment for court-appointed counsel (except for Alternate Defense Counsel), guardians ad litem, and investigators conducting investigations for court-appointed counsel. Payment orders should be submitted on form JDF 207 and should adhere to the procedures described below. These procedures apply to all requests for payment, regardless of the date of appointment on the case. Orders for payment that do not include the necessary information will be returned for completion or correction

All counsel, guardians ad litem, and investigators who have not yet received payment from the Judicial Department must submit a completed W-9 form to receive payment. W-9 forms are available from the court or from the Financial Services Division by calling Mary Ellen Hamblet at (303) 837-3646 or Lucille Maes at (303) 837-3643

INITIAL REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT ON A CASE

1. Initial requests for payment on a case by court-appointed counsel in criminal, juvenile delinquency, dependency and neglect, probate, mental health, or civil cases must be accompanied by:

An indication of the indigency status of the person represented (indigent, partially indigent, or not indigent). This information is usually included in the order of appointment or may be found in an application for court-appointed counsel (form JDF 208) or another affidavit of indigency as requested by the court.

An appointment order or minute order stating the reason for appointment of counsel at state expense.

2. Initial requests for payment on a case by a guardian ad...