Section 701 – Establishment of Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund — Use of fund — Compensation for indigent legal defense from fund.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-701. Establishment of Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund — Use of fund — Compensation for indigent legal defense from fund. (1) For purposes of this part, “fund” means the Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund. (2) (a) There is established a custodial fund known as the “Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund.” (b) The Division […]
Section 702 – County participation.
Effective 5/14/2019 78B-22-702. County participation. (1) (a) A county may participate in the fund subject to the provisions of this chapter. A county that does not participate, or is not current in the county’s assessments, is ineligible to receive money from the fund. (b) The board may revoke a county’s participation in the fund if […]
Section 703 – County and state obligations.
Effective 5/14/2019 78B-22-703. County and state obligations. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a participating county shall pay into the fund annually an amount calculated by multiplying the average of the percent of its population to the total population of all participating counties and of the percent its taxable value of the locally […]
Section 704 – Application and qualification for fund money.
Effective 5/14/2019 78B-22-704. Application and qualification for fund money. (1) A participating county may apply to the board for benefits from the fund if that county has incurred, or reasonably anticipates incurring, expenses in the defense of an indigent individual for an offense involving aggravated murder. (2) An application may not be made nor benefits […]