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r ■ NO . <br /> A BILL FOR AID ACT <br /> RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF INDIGENT AND PARTIALLY INDIGENT. <br /> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br /> 1 SECTION 1. Section 802-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended <br /> 2 to read as follows: <br /> 3 "§802-4 Determination of indigency. (a) Unless otherwise <br /> 4 ordered by the court, the determination of indigency shall be <br /> 5 made by [a public dcfcndcr sub;-e€t to rcvicw by the court] an <br /> 6 independent board, agency, or committee, or by judges not <br /> 7 directly involved in the case and shall be known as the <br /> 8 verification officers . Such determination shall be based upon <br /> 9 an appropriate and thorough inquiry into the financial <br /> 10 circumstances of the person seeking legal representation and an <br /> 11 affidavit or a certificate signed by such person demonstrating <br /> 12 the person' s financial inability to obtain legal counsel. A <br /> 13 person shall waive the person' s right to counsel by refusing to <br /> 14 furnish any information pertinent to the determination of <br /> 15 indigency. <br /> Exhibit A proposed State bill Indigency 7-25-12Res 288-12 Indigency HSAC 2013 proposed State bill.doc <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />