Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1801 – Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services; established
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1801
- Commission: means the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services under section 1801. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 1802
- Indigent legal services: means legal representation provided to:
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, established by Title 5, section 12004?G, subsection 25?A, is an independent commission whose purpose is to provide efficient, high-quality representation to indigent criminal defendants, juvenile defendants and children and parents in child protective cases, consistent with federal and state constitutional and statutory obligations. The commission shall work to ensure the delivery of indigent legal services by qualified and competent counsel in a manner that is fair and consistent throughout the State and to ensure adequate funding of a statewide system of indigent legal services, which must be provided and managed in a fiscally responsible manner, free from undue political interference and conflicts of interest. [PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2009, c. 419, §2 (NEW).