CSHB 151(FIN): "An Act relating to payment by indigent persons for services of representation and court costs; providing for stays of enforcement of a judgment during the pendency of an appeal of a conviction; allowing petitions for remission, reduction, or deferral of judgment; permitting a court to remit or reduce a judgment or to change the method of payment; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 151(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to payment by indigent persons for services of representation 02 and court costs; providing for stays of enforcement of a judgment during the 03 pendency of an appeal of a conviction; allowing petitions for remission, reduction, 04 or deferral of judgment; permitting a court to remit or reduce a judgment or 05 to change the method of payment; and providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 18.85.120(c) is amended to read: 08 (c) Upon the person's conviction, the court may enter a judgment that a person 09 for whom counsel is appointed pay for [THE NECESSARY] services [AND 10 FACILITIES] of representation and court costs. Enforcement of a judgment under 11 this subsection may be stayed by the trial court or the appellate court during the 12 pendency of an appeal of the person's conviction [AND COURT COSTS, BUT 13 EXECUTION OF THE JUDGMENT MAY NOT COMMENCE UNTIL THREE 14 YEARS AFTER RELEASE OF THE DEFENDANT FROM INCARCERATION
01 UNLESS FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, THE COURT CONSIDERS IT 02 APPROPRIATE TO EXECUTE EARLIER]. Upon a showing of financial hardship, 03 the court (1) shall allow a person subject to a judgment entered under this subsection 04 to make payments under a payment schedule; (2) shall allow a person subject to a 05 judgment entered under this subsection to petition the court at any time for 06 remission, reduction, or deferral of the unpaid portion of the judgment; and (3) 07 may remit or reduce the balance owing on the judgment or change the method 08 of payment if the payment would impose manifest hardship on the person or the 09 person's immediate family. Payments made under this subsection shall be paid into 10 the state general fund. 11 * Sec. 2. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE. The Alaska Supreme Court shall report to 12 the legislature not later than February 1, 1996, on the imposition of judgments for payment 13 of services of representation and court costs provided by AS 18.85.120(c). At a minimum, 14 the report must contain information, compiled from the effective date of this Act, concerning 15 the number of cases in which judgments have been entered for the payment of services of 16 representation and court costs, the total amount of judgments for payment of services of 17 representation and court costs imposed, the amount collected, the number of cases in which 18 judgments have been remitted or reduced, and the number of cases where payment schedules 19 have been established. 20 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).