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Expert Fee and Expense Policies

  • Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Non-Capital and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level) Mar 2020
  • Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals) Jul 2019
  • FY07 Capital Trial Case Study: PAC and Expert Spending in Potentially Capital Cases at Trial Level Dec 2008

Expert Fee Application

  • IDS-003 – Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals Fee Application Oct 2020Note: 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 Mar 2021

Note: If you are an expert assisting an attorney who is representing an indigent person at state expense, and then only in a case in which the Court is responsible for approving funds for experts, the attorney should provide you with a copy of Form AOC-G-309, Application and Order for Defense Expert Witness Funding in Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level. Expert must complete Section III and Section IV of this form after services are rendered to apply for payment.

Expense Reimbursement Rates

Lodging/Meals: For all travel completed on or after July 1, 2021, the following list details the various rates of subsistence 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.

In-StateOut-of-State
Meal Totals$41.30$44.10
Lodging (actual, up to)$78.90$93.20

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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