Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receive for representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts. The bill also limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount such person would have owed if such fees had been assessed on or before June 30, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 356.

Statutes affected:
House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102620D: 19.2-163
House: Committee substitute printed 24106714D-H1: 19.2-163
House: Committee substitute printed 24107554D-H2: 19.2-163
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108049D-S1: 19.2-163
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24108419D-S2: 19.2-163
House: Conference substitute printed 24108971D-H3: 19.2-163
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB102ER): 19.2-163
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0714): 19.2-163