HB 4084
indigent defense fund; eviction cases
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Bill overview
This bill modifies the state’s indigent defense fund to include support for legal representation in eviction cases. It directs the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission to allocate funds to counties to supplement existing funding levels from 1997-1998 for processing criminal and eviction cases. The fund’s money is exempt from lapsing appropriations and can be spent without further legislative approval, provided it’s used to bolster existing legal aid services.
Key provisions
- Establishes a state aid fund to support indigent defense in criminal and eviction cases.
- The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission will administer the fund and allocate money to counties.
- Funding levels should supplement those from 1997-1998.
- Monies in the fund are exempt from lapsing appropriations.
- Investment earnings from the fund will be credited back to it.
Who is affected
- County Public Defenders
- Legal Defenders
- Contract Indigent Defense Counsel
- County Residents Facing Eviction
- Criminal Defendants
Notable changes
- Expands the scope of the indigent defense fund to cover eviction cases.
- Establishes a minimum funding level based on 1997-1998 appropriations.
- Provides for ongoing funding without requiring separate legislative appropriations for certain portions of the fund.
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| REFERENCE TITLE: indigent defense fund; eviction cases |
| State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 |
| HB 4084 |
| Introduced by Representatives Hernandez A: Garcia, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, Tsosie, Villegas |
AN ACT
amending section 11-588, arizona revised statutes; relating to the state aid to indigent defense fund.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 11-588, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE11-588. State aid to indigent defense fund
A. The state aid to indigent defense fund is established consisting of monies appropriated to the fund and monies allocated to the fund pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B and J. The purpose of the fund is to provide state aid to the county public defender, legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel for the processing of criminal cases.
B. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. The commission shall allocate monies in the fund to each county pursuant to section 41-2409, subsection C.
C. All monies distributed or spent from the fund shall be used to supplement, not supplant, funding at the level provided in fiscal year 1997-1998 by counties for the processing of criminal cases and eviction cases by the county public defender, legal defender and contract indigent defense counsel in each county.
D. Monies in the state aid to indigent defense fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations and monies allocated pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B and J are subject to legislative appropriation.� Any state general fund monies appropriated to the fund may be spent without further legislative appropriation.
E. On notice from the commission, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE