Section 11-603 - Income eligibility limits.
§ 11-603. Income eligibility limits.
(a) Establishment.-
(1) The Corporation shall establish maximum income levels for client eligibility.
(2) The income levels shall be based on the financial ability of a client to pay for competent private counsel and all other necessary expenses of representation.
(b) Considerations.- The maximum income levels established under this section and eligibility guidelines established by each grantee to implement this section shall take into consideration:
(1) the size of the client's family;
(2) cost of living variations, including differences between urban and rural areas;
(3) the assets and income of the client;
(4) the fixed debts and medical expenses of the client; and
(5) other factors relevant to the client's ability to pay for the legal services the client requires.
(c) Limitation on maximum income levels.- The Corporation may not set the maximum income levels for eligibility under this section at a level greater than 50% of the median family income for the State as certified annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
[An. Code 1957, art. 10, § 45G(e); 2007, ch. 3, § 2.]