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Capital Expert Fee and Expense Policies

  • Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Non-Capital and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level) July 2023 Jul 2023
  • Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals) July 2023 Jul 2023
  • FY07 Capital Trial Case Study: PAC and Expert Spending in Potentially Capital Cases at Trial Level Dec 2008

Capital Expert Fee Application (OCD/IDS Funded)

***Please request your expert payment for Capital cases with the IDS-003 form below.

***Please submit your IDS-003 to the IDS Office via email to idsfeeapplications@nccourts.org

  • IDS-003 – Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals Fee Application Oct 2020
    Note: Experts SHOULD NOT Perform any work Above the Amount Pre-Authorized
  • IDS-028 – Ex Parte Request for Expert Funding (Capital Trial) Feb 2022
  • IDS-029 – Ex Parte Request for Expert Funding (Capital Post-conviction) Feb 2022
  • Indigent Defense Attorney or Expert Electronic Payment Form Apr 2023

Non-Capital Expert Fee Application (Judge Funded)

***Please request your expert payment for Non-Capital cases with the AOC-G-309 Form below.

***Please submit your AOC-G-309 via email to judicial.ids.experts@nccourts.org

  • AOC-G-309 – Application and Order for Defense Expert Witness Funding in Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level

Expense Reimbursement Rates NEW JULY 2023

Lodging/Meals: For all travel completed on or after July 1, 2023, the following list details the various rates of subsistence rates per day. Please keep in mind that the reimbursement for hotel/lodging is the actual room rate up to the allowance shown plus actual taxes. Hotel receipts are required. Meals are reimbursed at one per diem per overnight stay. Meal receipts are not required.

Mileage: The mileage reimbursement rate is $.625 per mile effective September 01, 2022.

Public Defenders and Staff: Click here to be taken to revised policies and travel request forms.

Effective July 1, 2023:

Effective July 1, 2023In-StateOut-of-State
Meal
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Total

$10.10
$13.30
$23.10
$46.50

$10.10
$13.30
$26.30
$49.70
Lodging (actual, up to)$89.10 + tax$105.20 + tax
Expense Reimbursement Rates – Indigent Defense Services (ncids.org)

Non-Attorney Roster Application

  • Application for the Mitigation Specialist Rosters Mar 2021
  • Private Investigator Directory Submission Form Mar 2023

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Indigent Defense Services
123 West Main Street, Suite 400
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 354-7200
Fax: (919) 354-7201

Attorney Fee Application Inquiry Line:
(919) 890-2188

Setoff Debt Program Taxpayer Inquiry Line:
(919) 890-1655

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