2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 151 - Public Defenders; Counsel for Financially Eligible Persons
Section 151.487 - Ability to pay; effect.


(2) Failure to comply with the requirements of a limited judgment entered under this section is not grounds for contempt or grounds for withdrawal by the appointed attorney.
(3) Except as authorized in this section, a person, organization or governmental agency may not request or accept a payment or promise of payment for assisting in the representation of a person by appointment.
(4) The commission shall promulgate and issue guidelines and procedures:
(a) For the determination of persons provided with appointed counsel who have some financial resources to pay in full or in part the administrative, legal and other costs under subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) Regarding the amounts persons may be required to pay by a court under subsection (1) of this section.
(5) The determination that a person is able to pay or partially able to pay, or that a person no longer has the ability to pay the amount ordered in subsection (1) of this section, is subject to review at any time by the court. [1989 c.1053 §14; 1993 c.33 §305; 1997 c.761 §3; 2001 c.962 §34; 2011 c.597 §42; 2012 c.107 §43]