IC 33-40-8
    Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Legal Services for Indigents in CriminalActions

IC 33-40-8-1
Contracts
    Sec. 1. The judge of any court having criminal jurisdiction, exceptin those counties with a population of at least four hundred thousand(400,000), may contract with any attorney or group of attorneysadmitted to practice law in Indiana to provide legal counsel for all orsome of the poor persons coming before the court charged with thecommission of a crime and not having sufficient means to employ anattorney to defend themselves.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.

IC 33-40-8-2
Fees
    Sec. 2. A judge shall establish the fee to be paid to an attorney orattorneys for providing service to poor people.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.

IC 33-40-8-3
Contracts; duration
    Sec. 3. A contract entered into under section 1 of this chapter maybe from year to year or for any length of time determined by thejudge.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.

IC 33-40-8-4
Appropriations; fees
    Sec. 4. The county council of every county where the judge of anycourt having criminal jurisdiction has contracted with an attorney forlegal services to the poor shall appropriate an amount sufficient tomeet the contract obligations of a court or courts for services to thepoor.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.

IC 33-40-8-5
Transcription of notes of evidence
    Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an indigent person:
        (1) desires to appeal to the supreme court or the court of appealsthe decision of a trial court in a criminal case; and
        (2) does not have sufficient means to procure the typed orprinted manuscript or transcript of the evidence taken by thecourt reporter;
the court shall direct the court reporter to transcribe the notes ofevidence into a typed or printed manuscript or transcript as soon aspracticable and deliver the manuscript or transcript to the indigentperson.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a):        (1) the court must be satisfied that the indigent person lackssufficient means to pay the court reporter for making themanuscript or transcript of evidence; and
        (2) the court reporter may charge the compensation allowed bylaw in cases for making and furnishing a manuscript ortranscript. The reporter shall be paid by the court from theproper county treasury.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.65-2004,SEC.20.