Section 803 – Child welfare parental defense contracts.
Effective 9/1/2021 78B-22-803. Child welfare parental defense contracts. (1) (a) The office may enter into a contract with an attorney to provide indigent defense services for a parent who is the subject of a petition alleging abuse, neglect, or dependency, and requires indigent defense services under Section 80-3-104. (b) The office shall make payment for […]
Section 804 – Child Welfare Parental Representation Fund — Contracts for coverage by the fund.
Effective 5/5/2021 78B-22-804. Child Welfare Parental Representation Fund — Contracts for coverage by the fund. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Child Welfare Parental Representation Fund.” (2) Subject to availability, the office may make distributions from the fund for the following purposes: (a) to pay for indigent defense resources […]
Section 805 – Interdisciplinary Parental Representation Pilot Program.
Affected by 63I-1-278 on 12/31/2024 Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-805. Interdisciplinary Parental Representation Pilot Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Program” means the Interdisciplinary Parental Representation Pilot Program created in this section. (b) “Social worker” means an individual who is licensed as: (i) a clinical social worker; (ii) a certified social worker; (iii) a marriage […]
Section 902 – Indigent Appellate Defense Division.
Effective 5/12/2020 78B-22-902. Indigent Appellate Defense Division. There is created the Indigent Appellate Defense Division within the Office of Indigent Defense Services. Enacted by Chapter 371, 2020 General Session Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in SB175, Chapter 395.
Section 452 – Duties of the office.
Effective 5/5/2021 78B-22-452. Duties of the office. (1) The office shall: (a) establish an annual budget for the office for the Indigent Defense Resources Restricted Account created in Section 78B-22-405; (b) assist the commission in performing the commission’s statutory duties described in this chapter; (c) identify and collect data that is necessary for the commission […]
Section 453 – Executive director — Qualifications — Staff.
Effective 5/5/2021 78B-22-453. Executive director — Qualifications — Staff. (1) The commission: (a) shall appoint the executive director, by a majority vote of the commission, to carry out the duties of the office described in Section 78B-22-452; and (b) may remove the executive director by majority vote of the commission. (2) The executive director shall […]
Section 454 – Defense of indigent inmates.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-454. Defense of indigent inmates. (1) The office shall pay for indigent defense services for indigent inmates from the Indigent Inmate Fund created in Section 78B-22-455. (2) A contract under this part shall ensure that indigent defense services are provided in a manner consistent with the core principles described in Section 78B-22-404. (3) […]
Section 455 – Indigent Inmate Fund.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-455. Indigent Inmate Fund. (1) There is created a custodial fund known as the “Indigent Inmate Fund” to be disbursed by the office in accordance with contracts entered into under Subsection 78B-22-452(1)(g). (2) Money deposited into this fund shall only be used: (a) to pay indigent defense services for an indigent inmate who: […]
Section 501 – Indigent Defense Funds Board — Members — Administrative support.
Effective 5/4/2022 78B-22-501. Indigent Defense Funds Board — Members — Administrative support. (1) As used in this part, “fund” means the Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund created in Section 78B-22-701. (2) There is created the Indigent Defense Funds Board within the Division of Finance. (3) The board is composed of the following nine members: (a) […]
Section 502 – Duties of board.
Effective 5/12/2020 78B-22-502. Duties of board. (1) The board shall: (a) establish rules and procedures for the application by a county for disbursements, and the screening and approval of the applications for money from the fund; (b) receive, screen, and approve, or disapprove the application of a county for disbursements from the fund; (c) calculate […]