The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on November 19, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person Room 500 of the Burton Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on October 15, 2024 at 9:30 A.M. in person Room 500 of the Burton Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

The next regular meeting of the Commission on Public Defense Services will be held on September 17, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person Room 500 of the Burton Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

The next regular meeting of the Commission on Indigent Legal Services will be held on August 26, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person at a location to be determined and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services will hold an emergency rulemaking public hearing on Chapter 3. That public hearing will be held on July 22, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. both in person in both in-person at 187 State Street in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below.

Download the Proposed Chapter 3 (PDF)

The next regular meeting of the Commission on Indigent Legal Services will be held on July 22, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person at 187 State Street in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

There will be a Commission meeting held on June 13, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. by ZOOM using the details provided below. This meeting is scheduled exclusively for purpose of holding executive session. There will be no opportunity for public comment.

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Meeting ID: 396 623 8156

Passcode: PDS@2024

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There will be a Rulemaking Public Hearing held on June 11, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person in Room 500 of the Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below on the following proposed rules:

Chapter 5: Co-Counsel Requirements

The next regular meeting of the Commission on Indigent Legal Services will be held on June 11, 2024 at 1:00 P.M. in person in Room 500 of the Cross Building in Augusta and by ZOOM using the details provided below. 

Please note that Chairman Tardy has established a three minute limit for public comment. If you would like an issue added to the agenda so that it receives sufficient consideration by the Commission, please contact our office in advance of the meeting. 

There will be a Commission meeting held on April 29, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. by ZOOM using the details provided below. This meeting is scheduled exclusively for purpose of holding executive session. There will be no opportunity for public comment.

https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/3966238156?pwd=eWZaclRXRUt6d1RWTmpvUFB0cXVydz09&omn=88925925046

Meeting ID: 396 623 8156
Passcode: PDS@2024

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