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PAC Fund Updates Current Fee App Payment Dates

Rules, Policies and Standards

April 8, 2025

Expert Contact Visits with Inmates at Central Prison

August 19, 2024

IDS Procedures for Ordering a Transcript

August 19, 2024

Successor MARs

April 17, 2024

Travel Reimbursement Request Form

February 20, 2024

Special Travel and Training Policy

February 2024

February 20, 2024

PD Book Ordering Policy

February 2024

February 16, 2024

2024 Bar Dues Information – NEW!

February 7, 2024

Uniform Appointment Plan Orientation Packet

February 7, 2024

Salary Adjustment Request Procedures for Defenders

For Public Defenders and Assistant Public Defenders Only

February 7, 2024

Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Support Staff

For All Support Personnel in Public Defender Offices

February 7, 2024

Salary Adjustment Appraisal Form for Defenders

For Public Defenders and Assistant Public Defenders Only

February 7, 2024

Public Defender Miscellaneous (Non-Expert) Expenses – October 2023

February 7, 2024

Out-of-Court Interpretation and Translation for Indigent Defendants and Respondents

February 7, 2024

Employee Reimbursement Form – October 2023

November 28, 2023

Salary Adjustment Form for Defender Offices

November 2, 2023

Request for Special Travel and Training

Note: Please email your request to [email protected].

November 1, 2023

Out-of-Court Foreign Language Interpreters & Translators

October 16, 2023

Supplier/Employee Payee Form

The Supplier/Employee Payee form MUST be emailed to [email protected]

July 10, 2023

Public Defender Expense Reimbursement Information and Rates

July 3, 2023

Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Non-Capital and Non-Criminal Cases at the Trial Level) July 2023

July 3, 2023

Expert Fee and Expense Policies (Potentially Capital Cases and Appeals) July 2023

June 1, 2023

Application to the Non-Criminal Appeals Roster

July 18, 2022

Adverse Decision of Executive Director and Procedures for Review

October 29, 2021

Part 1 – Rules for Non-Capital and Non-Criminal Trials

Includes amendments through October 29, 2021

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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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