{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211d-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, § 9","heading":"Division standards","body":"Section 9. The committee shall establish standards for the public defender division and the private counsel division which shall include but not be limited to:\n(a) vertical or continuous representation at the pre-trial and trial stages by the attorney either assigned or appointed, whenever possible;\n(b) required participation by each attorney in an approved course of training in the fundamentals of criminal trial practice, unless the attorney has a level of ability which makes such participation unnecessary;\n(c) specified caseload limitation levels;\n(d) investigative services;\n(e) a method for the provision of social services or social service referrals;\n(f) availability of expert witnesses to participating counsel;\n(g) clerical assistance, interview facilities, and the availability of a law library and model forms to participating counsel; and\n(h) adequate supervision provided by experienced attorneys who shall be available to less experienced attorneys.\n(i) qualifications for vendors for the services provided in clauses (d), (e) and (f) and a range of rates payable for said services, taking into consideration the rates, qualifications and history of performance; provided, however, that such ranges may be exceeded with approval of the court. Payment of such costs and fees shall be in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-seven A to G, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-one.","path":["Part III","Title I","Chapter 211D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleI/Chapter211D/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:42Z","sha256":"1a87fa119f44680422a8e34860e62ec6c5b365a2c727c2bc0b6c50d7b0597b7d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211d-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-211d-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}