(1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the “Court Security Account.”

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-602

  • 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
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The state treasurer shall deposit in the Court Security Account money from:

     (2)(a) the surcharge established in Section 78A-2-601;
     (2)(b) the portions of filing fees allocated under Subsections 78A-2-301(1)(j)(iv) and (v); and
     (2)(c) the portions of a surcharge allocated under Subsections 78A-7-122(3) and (4)(b)(ii).
(3) The Court Security Account consists of money:

     (3)(a) deposited by the state treasurer under Subsection (2); and
     (3)(b) appropriated by the Legislature.
(4) Subject to appropriation, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall use the allocation to contract for court security at all district and juvenile courts throughout the state.