Section 174.10 - Subchapter DefinitionsThe following words and terms when used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Appointing Authority. The appointing authority is the: (A) Judge or judges who have authority to establish an indigent defense plan and approve attorneys to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases under Article RSA 26.04, Code of Criminal Procedure; and/or(B) Juvenile board that has authority to establish an indigent defense plan and approve attorneys to represent indigent respondents in juvenile cases under § RSA 51.102, Family Code.(2) Contract Defender Program. Contract defender program means a system under which private attorneys, acting as independent contractors and compensated with public funds, are engaged to provide legal representation and services to a group of unspecified indigent defendants who appear before a particular court or group of courts.(3) Contracting Authority. The contracting authority is the county or counties that have the authority to conclude a contract and to obligate funds for the provision of indigent defense services.(4) Contractor. The contractor is an attorney, law firm, professional association, lawyer's association, law school, bar association, non-profit organization or other entity that can be bound by contract.(5) Itemized Fee Voucher. An itemized fee voucher is any instrument, such as an invoice, that details services provided by a contractor providing indigent defense services. The itemized fee voucher may be in paper or electronic form. It shall include at a minimum all the information necessary for the county auditor or other designated official to complete the expenditure report required to be submitted to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission by § RSA 79.036, Government Code.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 174.10
The provisions of this §174.10 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 10094; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 02, January 12, 2018, TexReg 0229, eff. 1/10/2018