(1) The juvenile panel of the Psychiatric Security Review Board shall appoint suitable counsel to represent a young person about whom a hearing under ORS 419C.532 is being held. Counsel appointed must be an attorney who satisfies the minimum standards established by the Oregon Public Defense Commission under ORS 151.216. The executive director of the commission shall determine and allow fair compensation for counsel appointed under this subsection and the reasonable expenses of the young person in respect to the hearing. Compensation payable to appointed counsel may not be less than the applicable compensation level established under ORS 151.216. The executive director shall pay compensation and expenses allowed from funds available for that purpose.\n(2) The juvenile panel may not order the young person, parent or guardian of the estate to pay any part of the administrative costs of appointing counsel for the young person or to pay for the costs of legal and other services that are related to the provision of appointed counsel.\n(3) The Attorney General may represent the state at contested hearings before the juvenile panel unless the district attorney of the county in which the elated to the provision of appointed counsel.\n(3) The Attorney General may represent the state at contested hearings before the juvenile panel unless the district attorney of the county in which the young person was adjudicated elects to represent the state. The district attorney of the county in which the young person was adjudicated shall cooperate with the Attorney General in securing the material necessary for presenting a contested hearing before the juvenile panel. If the district attorney elects to represent the state, the district attorney shall give timely written notice to the Attorney General, the juvenile panel and the attorney representing the young person. [2005 c.843 §15; 2012 c.107 §48; 2021 c.597 §19; 2023 c.281 §70]
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