All requests for experts, court reporters, and investigators
(known collectively herein as "providers" or individually as "provider") must
be approved in advance by an order from the trial judge before they perform any
work or services. The date at which the provider(s) can begin to perform work
or services to be paid by the State of Alabama is the date on which the trial
judge signs the order granting the request. In order to effect payment for work
and services performed by provider(s), the following procedure must be
followed:
(a) The appointed attorney
must have filed a motion requesting the services of a provider and the trial
judge must have issued an order approving each request.
(b) The appointed attorney must complete a
certification that the work or service submitted for payment has been performed
and completed.
(c) Each provider
must file a Professional Services Fee Declaration (Form PFD-1) with a copy of
the court order, the attorney certification, and an itemized invoice attached
thereto. If the court's order is not specific as to the nature of the services
to be performed or as to payment terms for the provider, the provider must
attach a copy of the attorney's motion requesting the services.
(d) Fees to providers may be paid on an
interim basis.
(e) Payment of
expenses related to the employment of Experts, Investigators and Court
Reporters will be in accordance with Alabama Law and the State of Alabama
Fiscal Policy and Procedure Manual.
(f) Note regarding court reporters -in-court
appearance fee for a court reporter is not payable from the Fair Trial Tax fund
and should not be submitted to OIDS for payment. Court reporters are paid in
accordance with Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration (ARJA) Rule 29(B) and
the court reporter must file a Court Reporter Fee Declaration (Form
C-62C).
Notes
Ala. Admin. Code r. 355-9-1-.07
Amended by
Alabama
Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 02, November 30,
2015, eff. 12/23/2015; operative
1/4/2016.
Author: C. Roberts
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, ยง
41-4-322(h).
