§351-83  Collection account, creation,disbursements.  Monetary compensation received by the commission pursuantto section 351-82(1) shall be deposited into a collection accountestablished by the commission.  The moneys deposited into the collection accountincluding interest earned shall be used exclusively to pay the expenses oflegal representation incurred by the convicted person in prosecuting an appealof the conviction.  Upon the presentation of a verified statement of attorney'sfees and expenses, the commission shall pay such attorney's fees and expensesreasonably and necessarily incurred in prosecuting the appeal.

If the monetary compensation deposited into thecollection account pursuant to section 351-82(1) is not sufficient toprosecute the convicted person's appeal, or if the convicted person seeks otherjudicial relief in order to void the conviction or to obtain release fromincarceration, then the convicted person may obtain a court order compellingthe commission either to pay the sum necessary for adequate legalrepresentation out of the funds deposited in the special account pursuant tosection 351-82(2) or to deposit into the collection account a percentagegreater than fifty per cent of the monetary compensation payable to the convictedperson. [L 1986, c 155, pt of §1]