12 2 STA T .37 2 4PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 33 5—O CT. 2 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–3 3 5 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendti t l e 1 1 ,D i s t r i c to fC ol u m b ia O fficial Code, to im p lement t h e increase pro v ided under the District of Columbia A ppropriations Act, 20 0 8 , in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorne y s representin g indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. I MPL EMENT A TION O F INC R EASE PRO V I D EDINF U NDIN G FOR COMPENSATION OF ATTORNE Y S REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN DISTRICT OF COLUM B IA COURTS. (a)INCREAS E I N HOU R LYR A T E .—Section1 1 –2604 (a) ,D i s t r ict o fC o lumb ia O fficial Co d e, is amended b y stri k in g‘ ‘ $ 6 5p er h our ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘$ 8 0 per hour’’. (b) INCREASE IN CA P SON T OTAL CO M PENSATION P AI DF OR PAR - TICULAR CASES.—Section 11–2604(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follo w s
‘‘(b) The compensation to be paid to an attorney appointed pursuant to this chapter shall not e x ceed the following maximum amounts: ‘‘(1) F or representation of a defendant before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for misdemeanors or felonies, the maximum amount set forth in section 3 006 A (d)(2) of title 18, U nited States Code, for representation of a defendant before the United States magistrate j udge or the district court for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case may be). ‘‘(2) For representation of a defendant before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the maximum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, for rep- resentation of a defendant in an appellate court. ‘‘(3) For representation of a defendant in post-trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies, the amount applicable under paragraph (1) for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case may be).’’. Oct.2, 2 0 0 8[H . R . 5 55 1]
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