Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 15-16-65 (2026)

Appointed Counsel; Payment.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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Where the defendant does not have an attorney, the court shall appoint him one for purposes of the hearing. Payment of appointed counsel for indigent defendants shall be at the same rates and with the same limitations as would apply if the hearing were a criminal prosecution.

(Acts 1988, No. 88-581, p. 906, §6.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Dexter v. State, 842 So. 2d 717 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002).

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Dexter v. State, 842 So. 2d 717 (Ala. Civ. App. 2002). “, and *719 he is entitled to counsel, see § 15-16-65, Ala.Code 1975; Rule 25.9, Ala.”

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