(2)(a) When the court appoints counsel to represent the child or ward, it may order the parent, if able, or guardian of the estate, if the estate is able, to pay to the Public Defense Services Account established by ORS 151.225, through the clerk of the court, in full or in part the administrative costs of determining the ability of the parents or estate to pay for legal services and the costs of the legal and other services that are related to the provision of appointed counsel.
(b) The test of the parent’s or estate’s ability to pay costs under paragraph (a) of this subsection is the same test as applied to appointment of counsel for defendants under ORS 151.216. If counsel is provided at state expense, the court shall apply this test in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Public Defense Services Commission under ORS 151.485.
(c) If counsel is provided at state expense, the court shall determine the amount the parents or estate is required to pay for the costs of administrative, legal and other services related to the provision of appointed counsel in the same manner as this amount is determined under ORS 151.487.
(d) The court’s order of payment is enforceable in the same manner as an order of support under ORS 419B.408.
(3) When the court appoints counsel under this section at state expense, the compensation for counsel and costs and expenses necessary to the appeal shall be determined and paid as provided in ORS 135.055 if the circuit court is the appellate court or as provided in ORS 138.500 if the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court is the appellate court.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a youth or adjudicated youth, or the parent or guardian of the youth or adjudicated youth, is entitled to court-appointed counsel at state expense under this section regardless of the financial circumstances of the youth or adjudicated youth or the parent or guardian of the youth or adjudicated youth. In addition, the court may not order the youth’s or adjudicated youth’s parent or guardian to pay any part of the administrative costs of determining the entitlement of the youth, adjudicated youth, parent or guardian to court-appointed counsel at state expense nor any of the costs of the legal and other services that are related to the provision of appointed counsel. [2001 c.480 §6; 2001 c.962 §56; 2003 c.396 §§31,32; 2003 c.449 §50; 2012 c.107 §45; 2021 c.489 §47; 2021 c.597 §11a]