SECTION 1. Subsection (f) of section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as amended by section 107 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out in the first two sentences, each time it appears, the figure “$150” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $100.
SECTION 2. Subsection (f) of section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as amended by section 107 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out in the first two sentences, each time it appears, the figure “$100” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following figure:- $50.
SECTION 3. Section 2A of chapter 211D of the General Laws, as amended by section 107 of chapter 69 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (f), and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(f) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no person determined to be indigent shall be assessed a counsel fee.
SECTION 4. Section 1 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
SECTION 5. Section 2 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
SECTION 6. Section 3 of this act shall take effect on July 1, 2021.
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