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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security <br />Income, or public housing. <br />j A defendant is considered indigent if the defendant: <br />f is currently serving a sentence in a correctional institution, is <br />currently residing in a public mental health facility, or is the <br />subject of a proceeding in which admission or commitment to <br />such a mental health facility is sought, and does not have <br />sufficient funds in his inmate trust account to hire counsel; and <br />ii has no non - exempt assets or property in excess of the amounts <br />specified in (b)(2)(B) above. <br />01 Definition of "partially indigent" (see section 802 -6): <br />f A defendant determined to be partially indigent shall be eligible for <br />appointment of counsel only upon payment to the county of an <br />appointment fee of $100 if charged with one or more misdemeanors or <br />$250 if charged with one or more felonies. If a defendant determined <br />to be partially indigent pleads or is found guilty, the court may order <br />the defendant to comply with a payment schedule to reimburse the <br />county for all indigent defense costs in the case. <br />A defendant shall be considered partially indigent if the defendant <br />does not meet any of the standards for indigence set forth in (b)(2)(B) <br />above and: <br />01 The defendant's net household income is greater than 125% <br />but does not exceed 175% of the Poverty Guidelines as <br />established and revised annually by the United States <br />Department of Health and Human Services and published in <br />the Federal Register; and <br />ii The value of the non - exempt assets and property owned by the <br />defendant: <br />a. Does not exceed $2,500.00; <br />b. Does not exceed $5,000.00 in the case of a defendant <br />whose household includes a person who is age 60 or <br />over, disabled, or institutionalized; or <br />c. Does not exceed double the estimated cost of obtaining <br />private legal representation on the offense(s) with which <br />the defendant is charged. <br />01 Factors Not to be Considered. <br />LAI A defendant's posting of bail or ability to post bail may not be <br />considered in determining whether the defendant is indigent or <br />partially indigent except to the extent it reflects the defendant's <br />financial circumstances as measured by (b) above. Even when a <br />3 <br />