An Act To Provide Required Funding For The Reimbursement Of Assigned Counsel And To Develop The Public Defender Office For Cumberland County

Summary

The bill gives the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services one‑time money to cover a funding shortfall for court‑appointed lawyers in fiscal years 2025‑26 and 2026‑27. It also funds the hiring of a district defender, assistants, paralegals, investigators and support staff to open a public defender office in Cumberland County beginning April 1 2026. The goal is to ensure indigent defendants and parents in child‑protection cases receive continuous legal representation.

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