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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Division 4 meeting with the Financial Evaluator: Delinquency • Completed Financial Rule 6.4.0 Financial Responsibility for Declaration Attorney Fees in Juvenile Delinquency Cases • Public Assistance Verification (a) Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code 903.45, the court will evaluate • Most recently the financial ability of parent(s) or prepared tax return guardian(s) to reimburse the county for legal services. • Current Profit and Loss if self employed(b) Financial Responsibility may be determined at the close of the • Wage Statements for disposition hearing. The court will the last month order responsible parties to appear before a Financial Evaluator for • Verification for any preparation of a financial evaluation other income and recommendation of the party’s ability to pay cost of legal services. Upon completion of the The court will order one of the financial evaluation, parties following: are entitled to a formal hearing wherein this court (1) The party will be ordered to will make a determination report to the Financial concerning the value of Evaluator of the Superior services rendered and ability Court of California, County of to pay the cost of court Imperial, within 7 calendar appointed legal fees. At that days (if in custody, 7 days hearing parties shall be from release) at 939 W. Main entitled, but not limited to the Street, 2nd floor, El Centro, rights enumerated in CA 92243. The telephone Government Code Section number is 760-336-3510. 27755. If, after the conclusion of this hearing, the court OR determined that Party has the present ability to pay for all or (2) The parties will be required to part of the legal costs of provide all information services rendered, the court regarding his/her financial may then order party to pay status and ability to reimburse such costs. the county for court appointed legal assistance, pursuant to If the parties receive public Penal Code Section 987.8, assistance or their gross Welfare & institutions Code income is less than 125% of Section 903.45, and federal poverty guidelines and Government Code Section parties do not have enough 27750. Party will bring the income to pay for household following items to the 60