Bastrop Juvenile Board Plan
Prompt Detention Hearings
10/16/2023
Juvenile Conduct Prompt Detention Hearing

A. A child taken into custody must either be brought to a juvenile processing office without unnecessary delay where they may not be detained for longer than six hours pursuant to §52.025, Family Code, or another disposition authorized by §52.02, Family Code, including referral to the office designated by the juvenile board as intake for the juvenile court. The intake officer shall process the child according the requirement of §53.01, Family Code, and shall also inform the child and the child’s parents of the right to appointed counsel if they are indigent and provide a form for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment of counsel. If the child is not released by intake, then a Detention Hearing shall be held not later than the second working day after the child is taken into custody unless the child is detained on a Friday, Saturday or listed holiday in which case the detention hearing shall be held on the first working day after the child is taken into custody. 

B. Prior to the detention hearing the court shall inform the parties of the child’s right to counsel and to appointed counsel if they are indigent, and of the child’s right to remain silent as to the alleged conduct.

C. The detention hearing may be conducted without the presence of the child’s parent(s) or other responsible adult(s), however, in these cases the court must immediately appoint counsel or a guardian ad litem to represent the child.

D. The court shall provide the attorney for the child access to all written matter to be considered by the Court in making the detention decision.

Indigence Determination Standards
10/16/2023

A. Definitions, as used in this rule:

i. “Indigent” means a person who is not financially able to employ counsel.

ii. “Net household income” in the case of a child is the income of the child’s parents or other person determined responsible for the support of the child. Such income shall include: take-home wages and salary (gross income earned minus those deductions required by law or as a condition of employment); net self-employment income (gross income minus business expenses, and those deductions required by law or as a condition of operating the business); regular payments from a governmental income maintenance program, alimony, child support, public or private pensions, or annuities; and income from dividends, interest, rents, royalties, or periodic receipts from estates or trusts. Seasonal or temporary income shall be considered on an annualized basis, averaged together with periods in which the person determined responsible for the support of the child has no income or lesser income.

iii. “Household” means all individuals who are actually dependent on the child’s parent(s) or person(s) deemed responsible for the support of the child, for financial support.

iv. “The cost of obtaining competent private legal representation” includes the reasonable cost of support services such as investigators and expert witnesses as necessary and appropriate given the nature of the case.

B. Eligibility for Appointment

i. A child is presumed indigent if any of the following conditions or factors are present:

1. At the time of requesting appointed counsel, a child is presumed indigent if the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child is eligible to receive food stamps, Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, or public housing.

2. The net household income of the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child does not exceed _______% of the Poverty Guidelines as revised annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and published in the Federal Register;

3. The child’s parent(s) or other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child is currently serving a sentence in a correctional institution, is currently residing in a public mental health facility, or is subject to a proceeding in which admission or commitment to such a mental health facility is sought; or

ii. The child who does not meet any of the standards above shall nevertheless be considered indigent if the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child is unable to retain private counsel without substantial hardship. In considering if obtaining private counsel will create a substantial hardship, the appointing authority shall take into account:

1. the nature of the charge(s);

2. anticipated complexity of the defense;

3. the estimated cost of obtaining competent private legal representation for the matter(s) charged;

4. the amount needed for the support of the child, the child’s parent(s)/person(s) responsible, and other dependents of the child’s parent(s)/person(s) responsible; 

5. child’s parent(s’) income or the income of other person(s) determined responsible for the support of the child;

6. source of income;

7. assets and property owned by the child, child’s parent(s), or other person(s) determined responsible for support of the child;

8. outstanding obligations;

9. necessary expenses; and

10. the number and ages of any siblings of the child.

iii. Factors NOT to be considered in determining indigence:

1. The resources available to friends or relatives of the child, other than the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) deemed responsible for the child, may not be considered in determining whether the child is indigent.

2. Only the child's parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child and the child’s financial circumstances as measured by the financial standards stated in this rule shall be used as the basis for determining indigence.

C. Indigence Proceedings:

i. The appointing authority can require the child and the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child to respond to questions about the child’s household financial status, produce documentation supporting financial information provided, and/or order a court official to verify financial information provided.

ii. Information gathered for determining indigence, both in the affidavit of indigence and through oral examination, may not be for any purpose other than:

1. Determining if child is (or is not) indigent; or

2. Impeaching direct testimony of the child or the child’s parent(s)/person(s) responsible regarding the child’s indigence.

iii. A request by the appointing authority for additional information, documentation, and/or verification cannot delay appointment of counsel beyond the timelines specified in Parts I and IV of these rules.

iv. A child determined to be indigent is presumed to remain indigent for the remainder of the case unless a material change in the child’s financial circumstances occurs.

1. A child’s status as indigent or not indigent may be reviewed in a formal hearing at any stage of a court. The child’s indigent status will be presumed not to have changed. The presumption can be rebutted in the review proceedings based on the following:

a. Evidence of a material change in the child’s parent(s)/person(s) responsible and the child’s financial circumstances; or

b. Additional information regarding the child’s parent(s)/person(s) responsible and the child’s financial circumstances that shows that they do not meet any of the standards for indigence contained in these rules.

2. If a child previously determined to be indigent is subsequently determined not to be indigent, the attorney shall be compensated by the county according to the fee schedule for hours reasonably expended on the case.

v. If the court determines that a child’s parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child has financial resources that enable him to offset in part or in whole the costs of the legal services provided, including any expenses and costs, the court shall order the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child to pay during the pendency of the charges or, if found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or CINS, as court costs the amount that it finds the child’s parent(s) or other person(s) responsible for the child is able to pay.

Minimum Attorney Qualifications
10/16/2023
 
Minimum Attorney Qualifications (Medium and Small Counties) Template (2017)

  1. Minimum Attorney Qualifications for Juveniles (Medium and Small Counties) 

    1. The Juvenile Board shall establish attorney appointment lists for the following categories of offenses. Attorneys may apply for and be placed on multiple lists. To be eligible for an appointment list, an attorney must meet the following minimum requirements:

      1. General Requirements:

        1. All attorneys on the appointment list must ensure all information on their application is correct;

        2. An attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney and a member in good standing of the State Bar of Texas;

        3. An attorney shall submit by October 15th each year a statement that describes the percentage of the attorney's practice time that was dedicated to work based on appointments accepted in this county for adult criminal cases and juvenile delinquency cases for the prior 12 months that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The report must be submitted through the online form to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission/form prescribed by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission to the court administration office in the county.

        4. An attorney shall complete a minimum of ___ hours of CLE in the area of juvenile law and procedure each year. All attorneys on the appointment list must file a certificate with the courts administration office each year attesting to completion of the required CLE or submit documentation showing that the attorney is certified as a specialist in juvenile law. Continuing legal education activity completed with-in a one year period immediately preceding an attorney’s initial reporting period may be used to meet the educational requirements for the initial year. Continuing legal education activity completed during any reporting period in excess of the minimum of ___ hours for such period may be applied to the following period’s requirement. The carryover provision applies to one year only;

        5. Must be knowledgeable in juvenile law and be aware of collateral consequences of a juvenile adjudication and disposition;

        6. May not have been the recipient of any public disciplinary action by the State Bar of Texas or any other attorney licensing authority of any state or the United States within the last ____ years;

        7. An attorney must maintain an office capable of receiving email, fax, and telephone calls;

        8. An attorney must have the ability to produce typed motions and orders;

        9. An attorney shall notify the Juvenile Board promptly, in writing, of any matter that would disqualify the attorney by law, regulation, rule, or under these guidelines from receiving appointments to represent indigent defendants.

      2. CINS Charges or Delinquent Conduct, and Commitment to TJJD Is Not an Authorized Disposition:

        1. Meet the General Requirements;

        2. Must have a minimum ____ year of work experience in juvenile law;

        3. Must have observed or participated in at least:

          1. ____ stipulated juvenile adjudications;

          2. ____ contested juvenile adjudications;

          3. ____ juvenile dispositions; and

          4. ____ detention hearings; and

        4. Participated in at least ____ criminal or juvenile trial.

      3. Delinquent Conduct, and Commitment to TJJD Without a Determinate Sentence Is an Authorized Disposition:

        1. Meet General Requirements;

        2. Have a minimum ____ years of work experience in juvenile law;

        3. Participated in ____ criminal or juvenile cases, of which at least ____ was tried to a jury verdict; and

      4. Determinate Sentence Proceedings have been Initiated; or Proceedings for Discretionary Transfer to Criminal Court Have Been Initiated:

        1. Meet General Requirements;

        2. Have a minimum ____ years of work experience in juvenile law;

        3. Participated in ____ criminal or juvenile cases, of which at least ____ were tried to a jury verdict;

        4. Tried at least ____ criminal or juvenile case as lead counsel.

    2. Approval for Appointment Lists - An attorney must be approved by a majority of the Juvenile Board for each appointment list for which the attorney applies.

    3. Removal from Appointment List - The Juvenile Board will monitor attorney performance on a continuing basis to assure the competency of attorneys on the list. An attorney may be removed or suspended, as appropriate, from one or more appointment lists by a majority vote of the judges.

    4. Reinstatement to Appointment Lists

      1. An attorney who was removed from the appointment list for non-completion of the required CLE hours may be immediately reinstated upon providing proof that the attorney has completed the required hours so long as the attorney otherwise meets the other qualifications under this Plan.

      2. An attorney who was removed from the appointment list for not submitting the attorney's annual practice time report may be immediately reinstated upon submission of the report so long as the attorney otherwise meets the other qualifications under this Plan.

      3. An attorney who has been removed from the appointment list for any other reason and who wishes to be reinstated must apply through the original application process. 

    5. Duties of Appointed Counsel - Appointed Counsel shall:

      1. Notify the court within 72 hours of the receipt of appointment;

      2. Make every reasonable effort to:

        1. Contact the child by the end of the first day after the date on which the attorney is appointed; and

        2. Interview the child as soon as practicable after the attorney is appointed;

      3. Represent the child until:

        1. The case is terminated;

        2. The family retains an attorney;

        3. The attorney is relieved of his duties by the court or replaced by other counsel. 

      4. Investigate, either by self or through an investigator, the facts of the case and be prepared to present any factual defense that may be reasonably and arguably available to the child;

      5. Brief the law of the case and be prepared to present any legal defense that may be reasonably and arguably available to the child;

      6. Be prepared to negotiate with the prosecutor for the most favorable solution of the case as can be achieved through a plea agreement;

      7. Be prepared to try the case to conclusion either with or without a jury;

      8. Be prepared to file post-trial motions, give notice of appeal and appeal the case pursuant to the standards and requirements of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure;

      9. Maintain reasonable communication and keep the child informed of the status of the case; and

      10. Advise the child on all matters involving the case and such collateral matters as may reasonably be required to aid the client is making appropriate decisions about the case.

      11. Perform the attorney’s duty owed to the child in accordance with these procedures, the requirements of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Family Code, and applicable rules of ethics.

      12. Manage attorney’s workload to allow for the provision of quality representation and the execution of the responsibilities listed in these rules in every case.


Prompt Appointment of Counsel
10/16/2023
Juvenile Appoint Counsel Promptly Template (2013)

IV. Appoint Counsel Promptly for Juveniles

A. Appointment of Counsel for Children in Detention

i. Prior to the detention hearing the court shall inform the parties of the child's right to counsel and to appointed counsel if they are indigent, and of the child's right to remain silent as to the alleged conduct.

ii. Prior to the initial detention hearing, the court shall provide the attorney for the child with access to all written matter to be considered by the court in making the detention decision.

iii. If there is no parent or other responsible adult present, the court must appoint counsel or a guardian ad litem for the child.

iv. If the juvenile is detained, the child has an immediate right to counsel. If counsel has not already been appointed, the court must either appoint counsel or direct the juvenile's parent or other responsible adult to retain an attorney promptly. The court may enforce an order to retain counsel by appointing an attorney to represent the child and requiring that the child's parent or other responsible adult reimburse the court for attorneys' fees.

v. Upon appointment, the court administrator shall notify the appointed attorney by fax, e-mail, or personal contact of the appointment and the scheduled hearing time and date.

vi. The appointed attorney shall make every reasonable effort to contact a child in detention by the end of the first working day after receiving the notice of appointment or to inform the court that the appointment cannot be accepted. Contacting the child in detention may be by personal visit (including contact during a detention hearing), by phone, or by video teleconference. Contacting the court may be by fax, email, phone or personal visit. A court-appointed attorney shall contact the child, in one of the ways mentioned above, no less than once every ten working days while the child remains in detention.

vii. An attorney appointed for a detention hearing shall continue to represent the child until the case is terminated, the family retains an attorney, or a new attorney is appointed by the juvenile court. Release of the child from detention does not terminate the attorney's representation.

viii. Court-appointed attorneys shall make every effort to comply with the Texas State Bar Code of Ethics for communication with a client.

B. Appointment of Counsel for Children not Detained at Intake

i. If the child is released from detention and if a petition to adjudicate or a motion to modify is filed, the juvenile court will use the financial forms gathered at intake to make a determination of indigence. If no financial information is available, the juvenile court shall promptly summon the child's parent/guardian/custodian to the court so that financial information may be gathered for a determination of indigence.

ii. If the court makes a finding of indigence, the court shall appoint an attorney on or before the fifth working day after:

a. The date a petition for adjudication or discretionary transfer hearing has been served on the child; or

b. A motion to modify disposition seeking commitment to TJJD or placing in secure correctional facility has been filed.

iii. If the family does not qualify for appointed counsel or if the parent or guardian is not available, and the family fails to provide an attorney, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney in any case in which it deems representation necessary to protect the interests of the child.

iv. The prosecuting attorney/court clerk shall notify the juvenile court upon the filing of and return of service of a motion to modify or the return of service of a petition for adjudication or discretionary transfer.

                     ix.   Court-appointed attorneys shall make every effort to comply with the Texas State Bar Code of Ethics for communication with a client.

B.     Appointment of Counsel for Children not Detained at Intake

                                            i.      If the child is released from detention and if a petition to adjudicate or a motion to modify is filed, the juvenile court will use the financial forms gathered at intake to make a determination of indigence. If no financial information is available, the juvenile court shall promptly summon the child’s parent/guardian/custodian to the court so that financial information may be gathered for a determination of indigence.

                                          ii.      If the court makes a finding of indigence, the court shall appoint an attorney on or before the fifth working day after:

a.       The date a petition for adjudication or discretionary transfer hearing has been served on the child; or

b.      A motion to modify disposition seeking commitment to TJJD or placing in secure correctional facility has been filed.

                                        iii.      If the family does not qualify for appointed counsel or if the parent or guardian is not available, and the family fails to provide an attorney, the juvenile court may appoint an attorney in any case in which it deems representation necessary to protect the interests of the child.

                                        iv.      The prosecuting attorney/court clerk shall notify the juvenile court upon the filing of and return of service of a motion to modify or the return of service of a petition for adjudication or discretionary transfer.

Attorney Selection Process
4/29/2010

There shall be an enrollment period for attorneys to apply to be placed on the

court appointed attorney list. An attorney may apply at any time but may not be

placed on the approved list except on the following dates: January 1, April 1,

July 1, or October 1 of any given year.

The Judge of the Bastrop County Court may remove an attorney from the

approved list at any time without prior notice if the Judge of the Bastrop County

Court at law believes that the attorney is not complying with the rules set out

herein or not adequately representing the client. The attorney may then request a

hearing before said judge within 20 days of receiving notice of removal from the

approved list.

The court granting a request for appointment of counsel shall appoint counsel

from a public appointment list. The court, based on the exigencies of a particular

case, may appoint more than one attorney to a case. The list shall be called the

Bastrop County Court at Law Court Appointed Attorney List. Each list may be

further divided into sub-lists based on types of cases. For instance, the list may

include separate lists for adult criminal, juvenile, Child Protective Services,

probate and Guardianship cases, etc.

The attorneys shall be listed by date that the attorney was accepted onto the list.

The court making the appointment shall make appointments from among the next

five names on the list in the order in which the attorney’s names appear on the

list, unless the court determines that good cause exists to appoint another

attorney. An attorney who is not appointed in the order in which the attorney’s

name appears on the list shall remain next in order on the list.

An Attorney may be removed from the appointment list if the attorney:

1. has twice or more failed to contact or interview clients in a timely manner

as required by Article 26.04(j)(1), Code of Criminal Procedure;

2. has submitted a claim for legal services not performed as specified in

Article 26.05(e), Code of Criminal Procedure;

3. fails to maintain compliance with each of the appointment guidelines;

4. has been found by a court to have provided ineffective assistance of

counsel;

5. has violated a rule of professional responsibility;

6. has been convicted of or received a deferred adjudication for a felony

offense or criminal involving moral turpitude;

7. is under indictment or being formally charged with a felony offense or a

criminal involving moral turpitude; or

8. has intentionally misrepresented statements on the application for the

appointment list.

An attorney may be removed from the appointment list for another stated good cause.

1. If a judge/member of the juvenile board believes that an attorney has violated any

of the provisions listed in the paragraph above, the judge/juvenile board member

may refer an attorney to the board of judges/juvenile board for removal from the

appointment list. The referral must be in writing and shall clearly state the

grounds that form the basis of the referral. No disciplinary action with respect to

the attorney being retained or removed from the appointment list may be made

without such a referral.

2. Upon receiving an attorney referral, the board of judges/juvenile board shall

notify the attorney in writing of the referral and inform the attorney of the

grounds that form the basis of the referral. The notice shall also inform the

attorney of the time and place the board of judges/juvenile board will meet to

discuss the referral and give the attorney an opportunity to respond to the referral

in writing or in person or both.

3. After the board of judges/juvenile board meets and gives the attorney an

opportunity to be heard, the board of judges/juvenile board shall determine

whether the attorney should:

1. Remain on the appointment list at the same level;

2. Removed to an appointment list for indigent defendants charges with less

serious offenses; or

3. Be removed from appointment list altogether.

4. The attorney may be removed from the appointment list or moved to an

appointment list for indigent defendants charged with less serious offenses by a

majority vote of the judges/juvenile board members present. In addition, the

majority of the judges/juvenile board members may also vote to require the

attorney to take other rehabilitative measures. Removals from any list may be

probated. For removal or probated removals, the judges/juvenile board members

ordering the removal may require the completing of rehabilitative measures as a

condition of probation or reapplication. An order of removal should state in the

order the earliest date at which the attorney may apply for reinstatement. An

attorney who was removed from an appointment list under “Grounds for

Removal” number 7 or 8 shall be immediately reinstated upon providing proof

that the charges were dismissed or that the attorney was acquitted, unless other

grounds for removal exist against the attorney that would prohibit reinstatement.

The decision of the board of judges/juvenile board is final and may not be

appealed. An attorney who chooses to appeal the trial court’s disapproval of the

requested attorney’s fees shall file a motion with the Presiding Judge of the

Administrative Judicial Region within twenty(20) days of the trial court’s signing

of an order disapproving the requested court appointed attorney’s fee.

The appealing attorney shall set forth in his motion the following information:

1. The cause number, style and caption of the case;

2. The type and classification of the offense;

3. The date that the attorney was appointed;

4. The date on which the case was disposed;

5. Whether the case was disposed of by dismissal, a plea, a bench trial, or a

jury trial;

6. The date and the length of each court appearance within the nearest onetenth

of an hour, if the attorney is requesting to be compensated based

upon an hourly fee;

7. The date of each office conference or jail conference and the time spent

within the nearest one-tenth of an hour;

8. A copy of any itemization submitted to the trial court for the purpose of

payment including a statement of each date a service was rendered, the

type of service rendered, the time expended in the rendering of said

service, the expenses incurred, and a statement explaining any attached

vendor’s invoice or expert’s services invoice;

9. Any factors that required unusual effort on the attorney’s part to overcome

in the representation of the defendant including but not limited to: need

for an interpreter, uncharged crimes and Penal Code Sec. 12.45 issues,

multiple defendants, etc.;

10. The date that the fee order the subject of the motion was signed;

11. A detailed statement by the attorney explaining how the trial court’s order

disapproving the requested court appointment attorney’s fee deviated from

the county’s approved fee schedule adopted under the Texas Fair Defense

Act.

The appealing attorney shall attach the following documents to the motion:

1. A copy fo the trial court’s order disapproving the requested court

appointed attorney’s fee, if any, and

2. A copy of the county’s attorney fee schedule adopted pursuant to the

Texas Fair Defense Act.

5. The appealing attorney shall file the original of the motion with the clerk of the

court in which the case is pending, and shall file a certified copy of the motion

with the Presiding Judge of the Administrative Judicial Region and with the trial

court. The Presiding Judge of the Administrative Judicial Region shall abate any

ruling on the motion for a period of not less than ten (10) days from the filing of

the motion pending an opportunity for further review by the trial court. After

receiving the motion, the trial court may enter a revised payment order within the

ten (10) day period following the filing of the motion. The trial court shall file a

copy of the revised payment order with the Presiding Judge of the Administrative

Judicial Region. If a revised payment order is entered resolving the dispute to the

satisfaction of the appealing attorney, the attorney shall, within five (5) days of

the signing of the trial court’s revised payment order, file with the Presiding

Judge of the Administrative Judicial Region and the trial court a notice stating

that the matter remains subject to contest. The attorney shall attach a copy of the

trial court’s revised payment order to said notice. The trial court shall, within five

(5) days of the filing of the notice of contest, file written findings that set forth in

detail the reason(s) for disapproving the requested attorney’s fee. The findings

should substantially comply with the form attached as Appendix A. If the trial

Court does not enter a revised payment order, the trial court shall, within five (5)

days of the filing of the motion, file written findings that set forth in detail the

reason(s) for disapproving the requested attorney’s fee. The findings should

substantially comply with the form attached as Appendix A. If the Presiding

Judge of the Administrative Judicial Region has not received notice fo a

resolution of the appeal prior to the expiration of ten (10) days from the filing of

the motion, the Presiding Judge shall rule on the motion in accordance with the

provision of 26.05(c), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The Presiding Judge

shall sign an order that substantially conforms to the form order attached as

Appendix B.

Fee and Expense Payment Process
1/7/2011

JUVENILE CASES

Fee and Expense Payment Process for Juveniles

A.    Court appointed counsel shall be compensated for all reasonable and appropriate services rendered in representing the accused. Compensation shall be reasonable for time and effort expended and will be in accordance with a fee schedule adopted and approved by the Juvenile Board.

B.     Payment Process - No payment of attorney’s fees will be made other than in accordance with the rules set forth below.

                                i.            An appointed attorney shall fill out and submit a fee voucher to the court for services rendered.

                              ii.            The trial judge presiding over the proceedings shall review the request for compensation and either approve or disapprove of the amount requested.

1.      If a judge disapproves a request for compensation, the judge shall make written findings, stating the amount of payment that the judge approves and each reason for approving an amount different from the requested amount.

2.      An attorney whose request for payment is disapproved or is not otherwise acted on by the 60th day after the date the request for payment is submitted may appeal the disapproval or failure to act by filing a motion with the presiding judge of this administrative judicial region.

C.     Payment of Expenses:

                                i.            Court appointed counsel will be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred, including expenses for investigation and for mental health and other experts. Expenses incurred with and without prior approval shall be paid according to the procedures set forth below. Whenever possible prior court approval should be obtained before expenses are incurred.

                              ii.            Procedure With Prior Court Approval:

1.      Appointed Counsel may file with the trial court a pretrial ex parte confidential request for advance payment of investigative and expert expenses. The request for expenses must state the below, as applicable:

a.       The type of investigation to be conducted or the type of expert to be retained;

b.      Specific facts that suggest the investigation will result in admissible evidence or that the services of an expert are reasonably necessary to assist in the preparation of a potential defense; and

c.       An itemized list of anticipated expenses for each investigation and/or each expert.

2.      The court shall grant the request for advance payment of expenses in whole or in part if the request is reasonable. If the court denies in whole or in part the request for expenses, the court shall:

a.       State the reasons for the denial in writing;

b.      Attach the denial to the confidential request; and

c.       Submit the request and denial as a sealed exhibit to the record.

                            iii.            Procedure Without Prior Court Approval:

1.      Appointed counsel may incur investigative or expert expenses without prior approval of the court. On presentation of a claim for reimbursement, the court shall order reimbursement of counsel for the expenses, if the expenses are reasonably necessary and reasonably incurred. Unreasonable or unnecessary expenses will not be approved.

 

 

 

Disposed of by:

Detention Hearing $100.00

Agreement $250.00 ($125.00 for each additional

case with same Respondent.)

Trial Attorney must submit itemized

statement outlining all time spent on

case and all expenses. The Court will

review the statement and authorize

payment accordingly based on the rate

of $75.00 per hour.

Plan Documents
Bastrop Juvenile Board Attorney Fee Voucher.wpd (12/22/2009 11:21:50 AM) view
Bastrop Juvenile Board Fee Schedule for Juvenile Cases.doc (4/29/2010 2:12:38 PM) view