Indigent definition

Indigent means a person who is not financially able to employ counsel.
Indigent means a person who, at any stage of a court proceeding, is:
Indigent means a person who, at any stage of a court

Examples of Indigent in a sentence

  • The attorney must also satisfy and comply with the provisions of the "Ordinance Relating to Standards for the Delivery of Indigent Defense Services" adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Stevens County.

  • Such work will be undertaken only upon written authorization of the Court based upon the agreed 2019-2020 Indigent Defense Stone - 4 - 2021-2022 Xxxxxx Xxxxx DRAFT.docx amount of compensation.


More Definitions of Indigent

Indigent means a person with an income that is below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services.
Indigent means any person who is financially unable to obtain counsel or other necessary expert or professional services without causing substantial hardship to the person or his or her family.
Indigent means a person who is unable to pay for the services of an attorney, including costs of investigation, without substantial hardship to the person or the person’s family; “partially indigent” shall mean a person unable to pay more than a portion of the fee charged by an attorney, including costs of investigation, without substantial hardship to the person or the person’s family.
Indigent means that a person's income falls below the federal poverty guideline
Indigent means debtors who are poor private residential households as defined by the municipality’s policy on free basic services and indigent support.
Indigent means a person entitled to an appointed attorney pursuant to Iowa Code section 815.9.
Indigent means the person has an income level at or below 100 percent of the United States poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, unless the court determines that the person is able to pay for the cost of an attorney in the pending case. In making the determination of a person’s ability to pay for the cost of an attorney, the court shall consider not only the person’s income, but also the availability of any assets subject to execution, including but not limited to cash, stocks, bonds, and any other property which may be applied to the satisfaction of judgments, and the nature and complexity of the case.