Effective 5/12/2020 78B-22-401. Utah Indigent Defense Commission — Creation — Purpose. (1) There is created the Utah Indigent Defense Commission within the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. (2) The purpose of the commission is to assist: (a) the state in meeting the state’s obligations for the provision of indigent defense services, consistent with […]
Effective 5/5/2021 78B-22-402. Commission members — Member qualifications — Terms — Vacancy. (1) (a) The commission is composed of 15 members. (b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies, shall appoint the following 11 members: (i) two practicing criminal defense attorneys […]
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-404. Powers and duties of the commission. (1) The commission shall: (a) adopt core principles for an indigent defense system to ensure the effective representation of indigent individuals consistent with the requirements of the United States Constitution, the Utah Constitution, and the Utah Code, which principles at a minimum shall address the following: […]
Effective 5/12/2020 78B-22-405. Indigent Defense Resources Restricted Account — Administration. (1) (a) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the “Indigent Defense Resources Restricted Account.” (b) Appropriations from the account are nonlapsing. (2) The account consists of: (a) money appropriated by the Legislature based upon recommendations from the commission consistent […]
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-406. Indigent defense services grant program. (1) The commission may award grants: (a) to supplement local spending by an indigent defense system for indigent defense services; and (b) for contracts to provide indigent defense services for appeals from juvenile court proceedings in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class. (2) […]
Effective 5/14/2019 78B-22-407. Cooperation and participation with the commission. Indigent defense systems and indigent defense service providers shall cooperate and participate with the commission in the collection of data, investigation, audit, and review of indigent defense services. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 326, 2019 General Session
