§ 1 Committee for public counsel services; establishment
§ 2 Indigency; definition, standards and procedures for determination
§ 2A Verification of claim of indigency; waiver by claimant allowing access to information; reassessments following appointment of counsel; reporting
§ 2B Appointment of counsel for criminal defendant charged with misdemeanor or municipal ordinance or bylaw violation
§ 3 Accepting of gifts, grants or contributions; contracts
§ 4 Rules and regulations; annual report; training; rotating appointment mechanism
§ 5 Appointment or assignment of counsel
§ 6 Public defender and private counsel divisions; duties
§ 6A Establishment of children and family law program; utilization of certified private counsel
§ 6B Payment of counsel
§ 8 Assignment of case of indigent accused of murder
§ 9 Division standards
§ 10 Committee monitoring of standards compliance; review of client complaints
§ 11 Compensation rates; limitation on annual billable hours payable; limitation on new appointments
§ 12 Private counsel compensation; audit and oversight department; submission of invoices for payment
§ 13 Chief counsel; deputies; staff; compensation
§ 15 Community advisory board; Roxbury community; consultation
§ 16 Appointment of counsel; sex offender registry classification system
§ 17 Children and Family Legal Representation Trust Fund; administration; purpose; annual report
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 211D - Committee for Public Counsel Services

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.