HF 545

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public defense; appropriating money to the state Board of Public
Defense to pay for transcripts; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
611.27, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Transcript use.

If the deleted text begin state deleted text end new text begin chief appellate new text end public defender or a district
public defender deems it necessary to make a motion for a new trial, to take an appeal,
or other postconviction proceedings in order to properly represent a defendant or other
person whom that public defender had been directed to represent, that public defender
may use the transcripts of the testimony and other proceedings filed with the court
administrator of the district court as provided by section 243.49. new text begin An amount necessary to
pay for the costs of such transcripts is annually appropriated from the general fund to the
state Board of Public Defense.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the state Board of Public Defense
for fiscal year 2007 to pay the costs of trial transcripts in appeal cases.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end