Court Appointed Counsel

Under Penal Code Section 987.2, the County is obligated to pay the costs associated with the representation of indigent defendants. Defendants are first referred to the Public Defender. When the representation of a defendant by the Public Defender results in a conflict of interest, or for any other reason the Public Defender cannot accept a case, the Alternate Public Defender (APD) performs a similar review. Should the APD be unable to represent an indigent defendant, then outside counsel must be appointed.

Competency Panel

To apply, the following forms must be completed, available here in a fillable, printable format for your convenience.

Competency Panel Application

Indigent Defense Panel Attorneys

The documents in this section are relevant to attorneys who represent indigent criminal defendants and for those attorneys interested in applying for an indigent defense panel.

Qualifications

The qualifications document sets forth eligibility requirements to apply for a criminal indigent defense panel, such as:

general membership eligibility
suspension, reclassification, and removal
grounds for suspension, removal and other disciplinary action
attorney classifications (death penalty, felony, and misdemeanor attorney grades).

Qualifications for Solano County Indigent Defense Panel Attorneys

Application

To apply, the following forms must be completed, available here in a fillable, printable format for your convenience.

Local

Indigent Defense Panel Declaration & Agreement

Download Form

Local

Indigent Defense Panel Application

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Completed, signed original forms should be mailed or delivered to the court executive officer.

Brian K. Taylor

Court Executive Officer

Hall of Justice

600 Union Ave
Fairfield, CA 94533

Billing Guidelines

Appointed counsel billing guidelines for the criminal division are created for the County of Solano, the Superior Court of Solano County and the private attorneys appointed by the Court to represent indigent criminal defendants, sets forth procedures for submitting billings. This packet of information includes the criminal Billing Guidelines, relevant forms and outlines how to submit your claims for payment.

Appointed Attorney Billing Guidelines

Billing Instructions

Completed Vendor Claim and Claim and Order for Compensation of Court Appointed Attorney located below.
Itemized Invoice indicating the number of service hours, dates and services provided.
Original signature on the Vendor Claim and Order for Compensation forms must be in blue ink.
Send the below forms original and one copy of each (Vendor Claim, Order and Invoice with original receipts) – no staples please to the Fiscal Services Division as listed below.