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Assigned counsel travel reimbursement
Summary
The Legislature reversed course and will again pay assigned counsel attorneys for travel time — $75 an hour — though no mileage, after the 2025 rate increase made recruitment easier. A guardrail bans billing travel as court time.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Costs are absorbed without budgetary transfers; safeguards are intended to protect taxpayer dollars.
✅Who benefits
Assigned counsel attorneys and indigent defendants who need counsel available countywide.
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