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COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS MAY SEEK WAIVERS OF THE STATUTORY FEE CAPS |
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The General Assembly amended Virginia Code Section 19.2-163, effective July 1, 2007, to allow attorneys appointed to represent indigent defendants in criminal matters to seek waivers of the statutory fee caps. General information regarding the porcess for requesting a waiver, including the forms that must be submitted, guidelines the courts are to use in determining whether to grant a waiver, and answers to frequently asked questions have been posted on Virginia's Judicial System website. The direct link for information is http://www.courts.state.va.us/news/2007_0626_waivers_of_statutory_fee_caps.html |
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