Bill Text: NY A06013 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; increases such amount from seventy-five dollars to one hundred fifty dollars per hour; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-25 - print number 6013b [A06013 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A06013-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Provides the amount of compensation an attorney shall receive from representing a client which was assigned to the attorney through the bar association; increases such amount from seventy-five dollars to one hundred fifty dollars per hour; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-25 - print number 6013b [A06013 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A06013-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6013 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the county law, in relation to entitled compensation for client representation The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 722-b of the county law, as amended by section 2 of 2 part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 722-b. Compensation and reimbursement for representation. 1. All 4 counsel assigned in accordance with a plan of a bar association conform- 5 ing to the requirements of section seven hundred twenty-two of this 6 article whereby the services of private counsel are rotated and coordi- 7 nated by an administrator shall at the conclusion of the representation 8 receive: 9 (a) for representation of a person entitled to representation by law 10 who is initially charged with a misdemeanor or lesser offense and no 11 felony, compensation for such misdemeanor or lesser offense represen- 12 tation at a rate of [sixty] one hundred twenty dollars per hour for time 13 expended in court or before a magistrate, judge or justice, and [sixty] 14 one hundred twenty dollars per hour for time reasonably expended out of 15 court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred; 16 and 17 (b) for representation of a person in all other cases governed by this 18 article, including all representation in an appellate court, compen- 19 sation at a rate of [seventy-five] one hundred fifty dollars per hour 20 for time expended in court before a magistrate, judge or justice and 21 [seventy-five] one hundred fifty dollars per hour for time reasonably 22 expended out of court, and shall receive reimbursement for expenses 23 reasonably incurred. 24 2. [Except as provided in this section, compensation for time expended25in providing representation:EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07518-01-1A. 6013 2 1(a) pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this section shall2not exceed two thousand four hundred dollars; and3(b) pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section shall4not exceed four thousand four hundred dollars] Hourly compensation to be 5 received pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision one of this 6 section shall be subject to an annual cost of living increase. Such cost 7 of living increase shall be calculated as the current rate of inflation 8 as determined by the consumer price index, as computed by the federal 9 bureau of labor statistics. 10 3. [For representation on an appeal, compensation and reimbursement11shall be fixed by the appellate court. For all other representation,12compensation and reimbursement shall be fixed by the trial court judge.13In extraordinary circumstances a trial or appellate court may provide14for compensation in excess of the foregoing limits and for payment of15compensation and reimbursement for expenses before the completion of the16representation.174.] Each claim for compensation and reimbursement shall be supported 18 by a sworn statement specifying the time expended, services rendered, 19 expenses incurred and reimbursement or compensation applied for or 20 received in the same case from any other source. No counsel assigned 21 hereunder shall seek or accept any fee for representing the party for 22 whom he or she is assigned without approval of the court as herein 23 provided. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2022. Effective immediately, 25 the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 26 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 27 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.