Section 6B. Not more than 1 counsel assigned or appointed under section 5, 6 or 6A shall be paid for representation of a party in civil proceedings pending in any trial court under paragraph C of section 23, section 24 or 29B or sections 39E to 39I, inclusive, of chapter 119 or section 3 of chapter 210. The chief counsel of the committee for public counsel services may permit an exception to this provision in extraordinary circumstances, such as the pendency of separate actions in distant counties on behalf of a client.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases
Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers
Chapter 211d - Committee for Public Counsel Services
Section 1 - Committee for Public Counsel Services; Establishment
Section 2 - Indigency; Definition, Standards and Procedures for Determination
Section 3 - Accepting of Gifts, Grants or Contributions; Contracts
Section 4 - Rules and Regulations; Annual Report; Training; Rotating Appointment Mechanism
Section 5 - Appointment or Assignment of Counsel
Section 6 - Public Defender and Private Counsel Divisions; Duties
Section 6b - Payment of Counsel
Section 8 - Assignment of Case of Indigent Accused of Murder
Section 9 - Division Standards
Section 10 - Committee Monitoring of Standards Compliance; Review of Client Complaints
Section 13 - Chief Counsel; Deputies; Staff; Compensation
Section 15 - Community Advisory Board; Roxbury Community; Consultation
Section 16 - Appointment of Counsel; Sex Offender Registry Classification System