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Amend the bill in section 1 in §2183 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 34 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "If" and inserting the following: 'In cases involving a criminal conviction, if'
 
SUMMARY
This amendment limits the right to appointed counsel for indigent petitioners to cases involving criminal convictions.