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 HB 102.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104915D: 19.2-163
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24106453D-S1: 19.2-163
Senate: Committee substitute printed 24107231D-S2: 19.2-163
House: Committee substitute printed 24107778D-H1: 19.2-163
Senate: Conference substitute printed 24108973D-S3: 19.2-163
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB356ER): 19.2-163
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770): 19.2-163