Rules of the Commission on Indigent Defense Services

Part 1 - Rules for Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Trials
(Includes amendments through December 9, 2011)
Part 2 - Rules for Capital Cases
(Includes amendments through December 9, 2011)
Part 2, Appendix - Standards for Capital Cases
(Includes amendments through February 10, 2006)
Part 3 - Rules for Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Appeals
(Includes amendments through May 26, 2010)

Part 4 - Rules for Inmate Access to Courts
(Effective March 15, 2010)

IDS Policies and Procedures

IDS Policies by Case Type:
  Abuse/Neglect/Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Cases
  Appeals
  Capital Cases at the Trial Level
  Capital Post-Conviction Cases
Private Attorney and Expert Fee and Expense Policies
Public Defender Office Policies
Other Policies

IDS Standards and Performance Guidelines

Best Practice Guidelines in Potentially Capital Cases at the Trial Level -- June 27, 2011
Qualification Standards for Mitigation Specialists -- Adopted May 6, 2005
Performance Guidelines for Non-Capital Criminal Cases at the Trial Level -- Adopted November 12, 2004
Performance Guidelines for Attorneys Representing Juveniles in Delinquency Proceedings -- Adopted
December 14, 2007
Performance Guidelines for Attorneys Representing Parent Respondents in Abuse, Neglect, Dependency or TPR Proceedings -- Adopted December 14, 2007

National Standards and Performance Guidelines

American Bar Association Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases -- Adopted February 2003