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The Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents will be meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday August, 6, 2020.  The meeting will be held virtual on Microsoft Teams or via telephone.  The Commission's Valley City Administrative Office will serve as the physical location.  To access the meeting, you may dial (701) 328-0950, Conference ID 887 870 274#

The Indigent Defense Summer CLE held on Microsoft Teams on June 25, 2020 has been submitted for credit in Minnesota.  North Dakota has previously approved the credit.  If you have any questions, please contact the Valley City administrative office.

The North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents has approved changes to three policies.  Pursuant to the rule on adoption of standards and policies, the Commission is providing notice to interested parties for comment.  If a party wishes to comments, all comments must be sent to clcivc@nd.gov no later than August 17, 2020.  At that time, the Commission will decide whether to adopt the policies as originally drafted or as modified due to comments.

The Commission had to cancel its in person Indigent Defense Summer CLE due to concerns for the safety of the attendees and presenters.  The agency will host a CLE on June 25, 2020 on Microsoft Teams.  If you are interested in attending, please contact Jennifer Williams at jewilliams@nd.gov and let her know you would like to register and what email we can send the login information too.  The list of speakers and bios can be found here.  The online webinar has been approved for 6.5 hours of regular credit and 1.0 hours of ethics.

The North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents leaves presumed rate of reimbursement at current levels.

The North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents has announced the opening of its 8th public defender location in Devils Lake, North Dakota.  

Governor Doug Burgum will release the guidelines for preparation of the 2021-23 budget requests on May 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. The press briefing will be streamed live via the Governor's Facebook page or agencies can connect using Microsoft Teams Live.

The Governor’s remarks and other handouts will be posted to the OMB website after the presentation.

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Executive Director Travis Finck has informed employees and contractors the summer CLE will be modified and held in an online format.  

John R. Justice (JRJ) Grant Program is available to assist certain prosecutors and public defenders in repayment of their eligible student loans.

June 29, 2018 Valley City and Public Defender Offices
Approved for 1.0 ND CLE credit
Event Code 20180629NDCLCI