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Indigent Defense Services

The NC Public Defense System

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Contact

Whitney B. Fairbanks

Executive Director
(919) 354-7200
[email protected]

Becky Whitaker

IDS Defender Policy & Planning Attorney
919-354-7241
[email protected]

Rules, Policies and Procedures

  • 2024 Bar Dues Information – NEW! Feb 2024
  • Employee Reimbursement Form – October 2023 Feb 2024
  • IDS Procedures for Ordering a Transcript Aug 2024
  • Intraoffice Sexual and Romantic Relationships Nov 2013
  • PD Book Ordering Policy Feb 2024
  • Public Defender Expense Reimbursement Information and Rates Jul 2023
  • Public Defender Miscellaneous (Non-Expert) Expenses – October 2023 Feb 2024
  • Request for Special Travel and Training Nov 2023
  • Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Defenders Feb 2024
  • Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Support Staff Feb 2024
  • Salary Adjustment Form for Defender Offices Nov 2023
  • Salary Adjustment Request Procedures for Defenders Feb 2024
  • Special Travel and Training Policy Feb 2024
  • Travel Reimbursement Request Form Apr 2024
  • “R” Files – Appointment and Payment of Counsel in Post-Release Supervision and Parole Preliminary Revocation Hearings Before a Hearing Officer, and Post-Release Supervision and Parole Revocation Hearings and Criminal Contempt Proceedings Before the Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission. Nov 2022
  • IDS Procedures for Ordering a Transcript Jan 2024
  • IDS Transcript Ordering Procedure Jan 2024
  • Out-of-Court Foreign Language Interpretation and Translation Services for Indigent Defendants and Respondents Nov 2023
  • Public Defender Book Ordering Policy Feb 2024
  • Special Travel and Training Policy Feb 2024
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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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