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Approve an update to the Conflict Indigent Defense Attorney Services Rate Table to establish a misdemeanor appeals category with an hourly rate of $100, effective October 6, 2026
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator’s Office recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve an update to the Conflict Indigent Defense Attorney Services Rate Table to establish a misdemeanor appeals category with an hourly rate of $100, effective October 6, 2026.
SUMMARY:
The Solano County Superior Court, in coordination with the County Administrator, is recommending the addition of a new rate category for misdemeanor appeals for court-appointed attorneys providing conflict indigent defense. The new category is being recommended due to the high volume of misdemeanor appeals and the additional work required for an appeal. Previously, misdemeanor appeals were paid under the misdemeanor rate category. The current misdemeanor rate of $90 per hour was last updated in 2023. The recommended rate for the newly established misdemeanor appeals category is $100 per hour, effective October 6, 2026.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Court-appointed attorney services for conflict indigent defense are a County cost paid from the General Fund through the Other Public Defense budget. The following rate table shows the current hourly rate and the recommended hourly rate by case type.
Attorney Services Fee Table (Adult)
Type of Case
Current Hrly Rate
Proposed Hrly Rate
Misdemeanor
$90.00
$90.00
Misdemeanor Appeals
NEW
$100.00
Felony
$95.00
$95.00
3rd Strike/Sex Life Top Case
$112.00
$112.00
Homicide Cases
$130.00
$130.00
Special Circumstances/Death Penalty
$140.00
$140.00
Attorney Services Rate Table (Juvenile)
Type of Case
Current Hrly Rate
Proposed Hrly Rate
All Case Types
$95.00
$95.00
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