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The NC Public Defense System

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PAC Fund Updates Current Fee App Payment Dates Policy Updates

IDS Forms

Supplier Payment Forms
Substitute W9 Form
ePay/DirectDeposit Form
Class 3 Misdemeanors
Form AOC-CR-224AOC-CR-224: Order of Assignment or Denial of Counsel
Related Policy
Juvenile First Degree MurderFor offenses charged on or after March 30, 2026.
Form AOC-J-445Juvenile Summons And Notice Of Hearing – Juvenile First-Degree Murder Case (Delinquent)
Form AOC-J-446Notice And Determination Of Counsel In First-Degree Murder (Or Undesignated Degree Of Murder) Cases At The Trial Level (Juvenile Aged 13-17 On Date Of Offense)
Form AOC-J-447Assignment Of Counsel By Office Of Indigent Defense Services In Juvenile First-Degree Murder Cases At The Trial Level
Form AOC-J-448Juvenile First-Degree Murder Case Fee Application Order For Payment Judgment Against Indigent
Form IDS-003-JFee Application for Experts IDS-003-J*

*Accounting Summary for Fee Applications to Accompany IDS-003-J 
Form IDS-028-JRequest for Expert Funding IDS-028-J
Fee Application Forms
Adult Criminal Non-Capital Case Fee Application (Used by MAC & PAC)Adult Criminal AOC-CR-225: Submit to the Court.
Guidance
Juvenile Delinquency Trial Level Fee Application
Juvenile First Degree Murder Case Fee Application
AOC-J-411: Submit to the Court.

AOC-J-448: Submit to the Office of the Juvenile Defender
Civil Case Trial Level Fee ApplicationAOC-G-200: Submit to the Court.
Expert Funding Request at Trial LevelAOC-G-309: Submit to the Court.
Capital Case Fee ApplicationApplication AOC-CR-425
Capital Case IDS-031 Racial Justice Act Fee Application AddendumCaptial Case IDS-031 Application Addendum
Capital Case IDS-037 Case Status Fee AddendumCapital Case IDS-037 Application Addendum
Non-Capital Criminal or Non-Criminal Appeals Fee ApplicationAppellate Defender Appellate Fee App

Checklist for Appellate Fee Application Submission
Innocence Inquiry Commission Fee ApplicationIDS-021
Parent RepresentationParent Defender Trial Fee Application AOC-G-200

AOC-G-155 Parent Defender Appellate Fee Application

Checklist for Appellate Fee Application Submission
For MAC AttorneysMAC Program Information
Fee App Deadline Extension and Waiver ApplicationsNEW!
IDS-018: Capital Case Fee Deadline Extension Form – Updated July 10, 2026
IDS-019: IDS Fee Deadline Waiver Form – Updated July 10, 2026
Capital Post Conviction Forms
Successor MAR Authorization Form
Capital Expert Fee Application (OCD/IDS Funded)
***Please request your expert payment for Capital cases with the IDS-003 form.
***Please submit your IDS-003 to the IDS Office via email to [email protected]
IDS-003 – Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals Fee Application (June 2025)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)
IDS-045 – Out-of-State Travel Expense Request for Potentially Capital Case at the Trial Level (Feb 2024)
Indigent Defense Attorney or Expert Electronic Payment Form
Non-Capital Expert Fee Application (Judge Funded)
***Please request your expert payment for Capital cases with the AOC-G-309 form.
***Please submit your AOC-G-309 to the IDS Office via email to [email protected]
AOC-G-309 – Application and Order for Defense Expert Witness Funding in Non-Capital Criminal and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level
IDS Reimbursement Forms
TravelReimbursement Rates and Instructions

Form IDS-A-25
Travel Request for Lay WitnessesForm
Employee Reimbursement FormOctober 2023 Updated Form
Public Defender Miscellaneous (Non-Expert) ExpensesOctober 2023 Updated Form
Direct Deposit / ePay FormIndigent Defense Attorney or Expert Electronic Payment Form
Substitute W-9 FormForm
Human Resources Forms
Salary Adjustment Form for Defenders
Salary Adjustment Request Procedures for Defenders
Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Defenders
Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Support Staff
Employee Payment Verification Form
Secondary Employment
Intraoffice Relationships
Procurement Forms
Public Defender Book Ordering Policy Feb 2026
Training Forms
Defender Special Travel and Training Policy Feb 2024
Request for Special Travel and Training – Note: Please email your request to [email protected].
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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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