Civil RTC News
This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.
Discretionary appointment of counsel
A court may appoint counsel for a child in a dissolution proceeding.
Right to counsel
There is a right to counsel when an indigent defendant is incarcerated for failure to pay a fine.
Right to counsel
A statute requires the court to appoint counsel as GAL for a defendant under disability, rather than staying the case.
Right to counsel
Rhode Island provides a right to counsel for sex offenders objecting to community notification.
Right to counsel
A Rhode Island court held that sex offenders have a constitutional right to counsel when objecting to community notification.
Right to counsel
Sex offenders have a right to counsel in sex offender registry determinations.
Right to counsel
There is a right to appointed counsel for a sex offender in a registration classification hearing.
Right to counsel
There is a constitutional right to counsel for portions of MA proceedings relating to sexually dangerous persons.
Right to counsel
There is a federal constitutional right to counsel in Michigan civil commitment proceedings, as per a federal court decision.
Right to counsel
Indigent adults have the right to counsel in involuntary protective services matters upon request, at least for non-emergency hearings.
Possible right to counsel
There is some ambiguity about whether counsel is provided in matters related to the nonpayment of fines.
Right to counsel
A California court found a right to counsel for civil contempt proceedings.
