20 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, § 1 Committee for public counsel services; establishment
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Section 1. There shall be a committee for public counsel services, hereinafter referred to as the committee, to plan, oversee, and coordinate the delivery of criminal and certain noncriminal legal services by salaried public counsel, bar advocate and other assigned counsel progra…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, § 10 Committee monitoring of standards compliance; review of client complaints
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Section 10. The committee shall monitor and evaluate compliance with the standards and the performance of counsel in its divisions in order to insure competent representation of defendants in all courts of the commonwealth and shall establish a procedure for the review and dispos…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, § 11 Compensation rates; limitation on annual billable hours payable; limitation on new appointments
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Section 11. (a) The rates of compensation payable to all counsel, who are appointed or assigned to represent indigents within the private counsel division of the committee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of section 6, shall, subject to appropriation, be as foll…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, § 12 Private counsel compensation; audit and oversight department; submission of invoices for payment
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Section 12. (a) The committee shall establish policies and procedures to provide fair compensation to private counsel and vendors, which shall include a remedy for an attorney aggrieved by the amount of payment. The committee shall also establish an audit and oversight department…