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§ 11-603. Income eligibility limits

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHuman ServicesEffective: October 1, 2007

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Human Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 11. Maryland Legal Services Corporation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6. Legal Services (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2007
MD Code, Human Services, § 11-603
§ 11-603. Income eligibility limits
Currentness
Establishment
(a)(1) The Corporation shall establish maximum income levels for client eligibility.
(2) The income levels shall be based on the financial ability of a client to pay for competent private counsel and all other necessary expenses of representation.
Considerations
(b) The maximum income levels established under this section and eligibility guidelines established by each grantee to implement this section shall take into consideration:
(1) the size of the client's family;
(2) cost of living variations, including differences between urban and rural areas;
(3) the assets and income of the client;
(4) the fixed debts and medical expenses of the client; and
(5) other factors relevant to the client's ability to pay for the legal services the client requires.
Limitation on maximum income levels
(c) The Corporation may not set the maximum income levels for eligibility under this section at a level greater than 50% of the median family income for the State as certified annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Credits

Added by Acts 2007, c. 3, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2007.
MD Code, Human Services, § 11-603, MD HUMAN SERV § 11-603
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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