The following policy shall govern the claims submitted by Appointed attorneys in both circuit court cases and appellate cases:

1. Attorneys shall be appointed for circuit court cases in accordance with Local Administrative Order 2003-14D. Appellate attorneys shall be appointed in accordance with the procedures established by Michigan Assigned Appellate Counsel System.
2. The maximum billing rate shall be $75.00 per hour. All bills shall be submitted on court approved forms (see attached).
3. The following maximum "caps" are effective for felony cases and include all proceedings:

District Court Cases

Circuit Court Cases--(includes district court events)

4.  The following caps are for appeal cases and include all proceedings:

5.  The court shall pay reasonable and actual expenses in excess of the above caps up to $100.00. In the case of out-of-County jail or prison visits, the court shall pay the hourly rate only for hours spent with the defendant. The court will pay for actual expenses incurred on such trips (reasonable lodging, meals and mileage) which may exceed $50.00.

6.  Exceptions to this policy must be submitted in writing along with the fee schedule to Court Administration. These requests will be submitted to the assigned judge for approval.

     7.  This policy is effective for all cases filed after January 1, 1998.