RULE 9.3
RIGHT TO APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS IN JUVENILE
OFFENSE PROCEEDINGS
(a) Appointment. A juvenile who is financially unable to obtain
investigative, expert, or other services necessary to an adequate defense
may request that these services be provided at public expense by a motion.
Upon finding that the services are necessary and that the juvenile is
financially unable to obtain them without substantial hardship to himself
or herself or the juvenile's family, the court shall authorize counsel to
obtain the services on the behalf of the juvenile. The ability to pay part
of the cost of the services shall not preclude the provision of those
services by the court. A juvenile shall not be deprived of necessary
services because a parent, guardian, or custodian refuses to pay for those
services. The court, in the interest of justice and on a finding that
timely procurement of necessary services could not await prior
authorization, may ratify services after they have been obtained.
(b) Compensation. The court shall determine reasonable compensation
for the services and direct payment to the organization or person who
rendered them on the filing of a claim for compensation supported by
affidavits specifying the time expended and the services, and expenses
incurred on behalf of the juvenile, and the compensation received in the
same case or for the same services from the juvenile or any other source.
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