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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
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PART 8. TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL |
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CHAPTER 174. INDIGENT DEFENSE POLICIES AND STANDARDS |
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SUBCHAPTER B. CONTRACT DEFENDER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS |
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DIVISION 3. REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES (EACH COMPONENT BELOW SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A CONTRACT FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES AND SHALL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR THE NOA) |
SECTION 174.21. Caseload Limitations
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The contract shall set the maximum number of cases or workload each attorney may be required to handle pursuant to the contract, which may include a maximum caseload not exceeding the annual full-time equivalent caseload established by the Guidelines for Indigent Defense Caseloads and the Juvenile Addendum and Appellate Addendum: Guidelines for Indigent Defense Caseloads, published by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission pursuant to House Bill 1318, 83rd Texas Legislature.
Source Note: The provisions of this §174.21 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 10094; amended to be effective January 10, 2018, 43 TexReg 229