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If the case is
a... |
the case maximum
is... |
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(a) Felony (except
federal capital
prosecutions) |
$13,600 for trial court
level
$9,700 for
appeal |
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(b) Misdemeanor
(including petty
offenses (class B or C
misdemeanors or
infractions) as provided
in 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(A)) |
$3,900 for trial court
level
$9,700 for
appeal |
|
(c) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4106A (in connection with paroled
prisoners transferred to
the United States) |
$2,900 for
representation before
U.S. Parole Commission
$9,700 for appeal |
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(d) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 4107 or § 4108 (for counsel and guardians
ad litem providing
services in connection
with prisoner transfer
proceedings). Note: For
information on
appointment of counsel
or guardians ad litem
under 18 U.S.C. § 4109, see: Guide, Vol 7B (International
Prisoner Transfer
Proceedings). |
$3,900 for each consent
verification proceeding |
|
(e) Pre-Trial Diversion |
$13,600 if the offense
alleged by the U.S.
attorney is a felony
$3900 if the offense
alleged by the U.S.
attorney is a
misdemeanor |
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(f) Proceedings under 18 U.S.C. § 983 (for services provided by
counsel appointed under 18 U.S.C. § 983(b)(1) in connection with certain
judicial civil
forfeiture proceedings) |
$13,600 for trial court
level
$9,700 for
appeal |
|
(g) Non-Capital
Post-Conviction
Proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, § 2254 or § 2255 |
$13,600 for trial court
level
$9,700 for
appeal |
|
(h) Proceedings to
Protect Federal Jurors' Employment under 28 U.S.C. § 1875 |
$13,600 for trial court
level
$9,700 for
appeal |
|
(i) Other Representations
Required or Authorized
by the CJA
|
$2,900 for trial court
level
$2,700 for each
level of appeal |
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Note: This category includes but is not limited to the
following
representations:
(1) probation violation;
(2) supervised release
hearing (for persons
charged with a violation
of supervised release or
facing modification,
reduction, or
enlargement of a
condition or extension
or revocation of a term
of supervised release);
(3) parole proceedings
under 18 U.S.C. chapter 311
(repealed) (but see: note
at Guide, Vol 7A, § 210.20.10(a)(5)).
(4) material witness in
custody;
(5) mental condition
hearings under 18 U.S.C. chapter 313 (except for hearings under 18 U.S.C. § 4241 and § 4244, which are considered part of the case in chief with no separate
compensation maximums
applying). (For a chart
detailing the treatment
of compensation for
representation at each
hearing under 18 U.S.C. chapter 313, see: Guide, Vol 7A, § 220.30(f));
(6) civil or criminal
contempt (where the
person faces loss of
liberty);
(7) witness (before a
grand jury, a court, the
Congress, or a federal
agency or commission
with the power to compel
testimony, when there is
a reason to believe
either before or during
testimony that the
witness could be subject
to a criminal
prosecution, a civil or
criminal contempt
proceeding, or loss of
liberty); and
(8) international
extradition (under 18 U.S.C. chapter
209). |
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For historical case
compensation maximums
prior to January 1,
2025, consult the Guide,
Vol. 7A, § 230.23.30.
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