(2) The juvenile panel may not order the young person, parent or guardian of the estate to pay any part of the administrative costs of appointing counsel for the young person or to pay for the costs of legal and other services that are related to the provision of appointed counsel.
(3) The Attorney General may represent the state at contested hearings before the juvenile panel unless the district attorney of the county in which the young person was adjudicated elects to represent the state. The district attorney of the county in which the young person was adjudicated shall cooperate with the Attorney General in securing the material necessary for presenting a contested hearing before the juvenile panel. If the district attorney elects to represent the state, the district attorney shall give timely written notice to the Attorney General, the juvenile panel and the attorney representing the young person. [2005 c.843 §15; 2012 c.107 §48; 2021 c.597 §19]