For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) âLegal aid organizationâ has the meaning provided in Section 6159.51. (b) âPerson of limited meansâ means an individual qualified as âlow-income,â âvery low income,â or âextremely low incomeâ under the current Department of Housing and Community Developmentâs Official State Income Limits as set forth on the State of Californiaâs internet website. (c) (1) âPro bono legal servicesâ means providing or enabling the direct delivery of legal services without expectation of compensation from the client other than reimbursement of expenses to any of the following: (A) An indigent person, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 6213. (B) A charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental, or educational organization in matters that are designed primarily to address the needs of persons of limited means. (C) A charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental, or educational organization in matters in furtherance of its organizational purposes. (2) âPro bono legal servicesâ does not include legal services written off as bad debts. (d) âReduced fee legal servicesâ means providing or enabling direct delivery of legal services at a substantially reduced rate affordable to persons of limited means to either: (1) A person of limited means. (2) A person or organization identified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).
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