Idaho Code 57-827 – State Public Defense Fund
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(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the state public defense fund to be managed by the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a) Moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to section 57-811, Idaho Code;
(b) Legislative appropriations to the fund;
(c) On and after October 1, 2024, any fees or reimbursement ordered pursuant to section 19-854(7) and 19-858, Idaho Code, or distributed pursuant to section 31-3201I(16), Idaho Code;
(d) Any bequests or donations to the fund; and
(e) Interest earned on idle moneys in the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall be used as determined by legislative appropriation to fulfill the state’s obligation to provide indigent public defense pursuant to the sixth amendment of the United States constitution and section 13, article I of the constitution of the state of Idaho.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 57-827
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
57-827. STATE PUBLIC DEFENSE FUND. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the state public defense fund to be managed by the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall consist of:
(a) Moneys transferred to the fund pursuant to section 57-811, Idaho Code;
(b) Legislative appropriations to the fund;
(c) On and after October 1, 2024, any fees or reimbursement ordered pursuant to sections 19-6011(7) and 19-6015, Idaho Code, or distributed pursuant to section 31-3201I(16), Idaho Code;
(d) Any bequests or donations to the fund; and
(e) Interest earned on idle moneys in the fund.
(2) Moneys in the fund shall be used as determined by legislative appropriation to fulfill the state’s obligation to provide indigent public defense pursuant to the sixth amendment of the United States constitution and section 13, article I of the constitution of the state of Idaho.