Sec. 6. (a) If at any stage of a prosecution for a felony or a misdemeanor the court makes a finding of ability to pay the costs of representation under section 7 of this chapter, the court shall require payment by the person or the person's parent, if the person is a child alleged to be a delinquent child, of the following costs in addition to other costs assessed against the person:
(1) Reasonable attorney's fees if an attorney has been appointed for the person by the court.
(2) Costs incurred by the county as a result of court appointed legal services rendered to the person.
(b) The clerk of the court shall deposit costs collected under this section into the supplemental public defender services fund established under section 1 of this chapter.
(c) A person ordered to pay any part of the costs of representation under subsection (a) has the same rights and protections as those of other judgment debtors under the Constitution of the State of Indiana and under Indiana law.
(d) The sum of:
(1) the fee collected under IC 35-33-7-6;
(2) any amount assessed by the court under this section; and
(3) any amount ordered to be paid under IC 33-37-2-3;
may not exceed the cost of defense services rendered to the person.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-9-11.5-6.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.19.
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