Kan. Admin. Regs. § 105-4-1 - Determination of eligibility

(a) At the commencement of proceedings against any defendant, the defendant may apply for legal representation at state expense by submitting, to the court, an affidavit of indi-gency on a form provided by the board. The court shall determine if the defendant is indigent, based upon consideration of the following factors, as defined in K.A.R. 105-4-2 :

(1) The defendant's liquid assets;

(2) the defendant's household income;

(3) either the defendant's actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses incurred to support the defendant's household or the most current federal poverty guidelines, as published by the U.S. department of health and human services, for the defendant's family unit;

(4) the anticipated cost of private legal representation; and

(5) any transfer of property by the defendant without adequate monetary consideration after the date of the alleged commission of the offense.

(b) An eligible indigent defendant shall mean a person whose combined household income and liquid assets equal less than the most current federal poverty guidelines, as published by the U.S. department of health and human services, for the defendant's family unit.

(c) The court may also consider any special circumstances affecting the defendant's eligibility for legal representation at state expense.

(d) If the court determines that the defendant is financially able to employ counsel after counsel has been appointed, the court shall require the defendant to reimburse the board in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 22-4510, and amendments thereto, for all or part of the expenditures made on the defendant's behalf.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 105-4-1

Authorized by K.S.A. 22-4504 and K.S.A. 22-4522; implementing K.S.A. 22-4504 and K.S.A. 22-4510; effective May 1, 1984; amended, T-105-10-3-05, Oct. 3, 2005; amended Feb. 17, 2006; amended, T-105-8-16-10, Aug. 16, 2010; amended Nov. 5, 2010.