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2005 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Committee Approved)

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Court-Appointed Attorneys Compensation

Item 32 #1h

Item 32 #1h

First Year - FY2005 Second Year - FY2006
Judicial Department
Circuit Courts FY2005 $0 FY2006 $3,000,000 GF

Language
Page 21, line 28, strike "$73,315,942" and insert "$76,315,942".


Explanation
(This amendment provides for an increase in the compensation paid to court-appointed attorneys representing indigent criminal defendants in general district or circuit court. The amount included in the amendment is designed to address the unfunded portion of the existing statutory fees established for court-appointed attorney compensation in the Code of Virginia.)