Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. Amends title & secs. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 & 23 of 2013 PA 93 (MCL 780.983 et seq.) & adds sec. 14.

Summary

The bill amends the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act to add responsibility for providing indigent defense to youth defendants. It changes multiple existing sections of the act and creates a new Section 14. The change aims to ensure that low‑income young people receive legal representation consistent with the rights afforded to adults.

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