M.G.L. c. 211D, § 2

Establishes the Committee for Public Counsel Services, which provides lawyers for people who cannot afford counsel. The cited sections govern indigency verification, reassessments, counsel fees, and related reporting.

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Brighton Division of the Boston Municipal Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Brockton District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Brookline District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Chelsea District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Committee for Public Counsel Services and the Office of the Commissioner of Probation's Administration and Oversight of State-Sponsored Legal Services to Indigent Individuals in District Courts
Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Fall River District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Gloucester District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Greenfield District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Holyoke District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Lawrence District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Lynn District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
New Bedford District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Newburyport District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Peabody District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Pittsfield District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Quincy District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Roxbury District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Salem District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
South Boston Division of the Boston Municipal Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services
Westfield District Court Probation Department's Indigency Determination Process for State-Sponsored Legal Services