Texas § FA.61.054 - COMPENSATION OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY
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§ FA.61.054. COMPENSATION OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY
COMPENSATION OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY. (a) An attorney appointed to represent an indigent person is entitled to a reasonable fee for services to be paid from the general fund of the county according to the schedule for compensation adopted by the county juvenile board. The attorney must meet the qualifications required of attorneys for appointment to Class B misdemeanor cases in juvenile court. (b) For purposes of compensation, a proceeding in the supreme court is the equivalent of a proceeding in the court of criminal appeals. (c) The juvenile court may order the parent or other eligible person for whom it has appointed counsel to reimburse the county for the fees the county pays to appointed counsel. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 283, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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