8.1 Admonishment Prose
Defendants are admonished, due to the inherent complexities of appellate law, to seriously consider retaining counsel to represent them on appeal.
8.2 Inability to Pay Fine
If a Defendant does not appeal the Court’s decision but claims indigency, the Defendant may request an indigency hearing. At that hearing, Defendant shall be required to show cause why he/she cannot discharge the fine by making payments or performing community service hours in lieu of payment.
8.3 Indigency Upon Appeal
If a Defendant is indigent and unable to pay either the Appeal Bond or to pay for the transcript, he/she may file an Affidavit of Indigency with the Court and file a Motion to Waive Costs on forms approved by the Court. Such Affidavit of Indigency and/or Motion to Waive Costs must be filed within the ten (10) day statutory period to file an Appeal Bond. A hearing on the Motion to Waive Costs shall then be scheduled by the Judge who entered the Order being appealed unless that Judge is no longer available.