Indigence definition
Examples of Indigence in a sentence
At that time, the Court will have the defendant complete an Affidavit of Indigence (Form Three) to determine whether the defendant is entitled to court-appointed counsel at no cost.
The Court shall determine indigence for purposes of appointing counsel by using the attached Affidavit of Indigence (Form Three) and by considering any other relevant factors.
The Court shall determine indigence by using the attached Affidavit of Indigence (Form Four) and by considering any other relevant factors.
When a person is brought before the Biloxi Municipal Court, and charged with a misdemeanor, the Court shall provide the defendant an opportunity to sign an Affidavit of Indigence stating that he or she is indigent and unable to employ counsel.2 It is a best practice for the Court to assign a public defender or court staff to help the defendant complete the Affidavit of Indigence.
The Court shall determine indigence by using the attached Affidavit of Indigence (Form Three) and by considering any other relevant factors.
To determine ability to pay, the Court shall use the Affidavit of Indigence (Form Four) and inquire on the topics set forth in the attached Compliance Hearing Ability to Pay Inquiry and Determinations (Form Five), as well as any other factors considered by the Court to be relevant.
If the Court contemplates imposing incarceration or probation on an unrepresented defendant, or wishes to preserve its right to impose a jail sentence in the future, on an unrepresented defendant, the Court must conduct an indigence determination by using the attached Affidavit of Indigence (Form Four), and by considering any other relevant factors, to evaluate whether the defendant is entitled to court-appointed counsel at no cost.
During this inquiry, the Court shall use the Affidavit of Indigence, attached hereto as Exhibit A (Form Three), and inquire into the topics listed on the LFO Inability to Pay Guide (Form Four), as well as any other factors considered relevant by the Court.
The Affidavit of Indigence, which is attached as Exhibit A (Form Three) to the Agreement, is hereby replaced by the form labeled Affidavit of Indigence, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 (Form Four).
The Court shall use the Affidavit of Indigence to conduct this inquiry.