(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a court shall order an individual to pay the indigent defense system for the cost of indigent defense services in accordance with Subsection 76-3-201(4)(d) and Section 77-32b-104 if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-22-1002

  • Indigent defense service provider: means an attorney or entity appointed to represent an indigent individual through:
         (6)(a) a contract with an indigent defense system to provide indigent defense services;
         (6)(b) an order issued by the court under Subsection 78B-22-203(2)(a); or
         (6)(c) direct employment with an indigent defense system. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
  • Indigent defense services: means :
         (7)(a) the representation of an indigent individual by an indigent defense service provider; and
         (7)(b) the provision of indigent defense resources for an indigent individual. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
  • Indigent defense system: means :
         (8)(a) a city or town that is responsible for providing indigent defense services;
         (8)(b) a county that is responsible for providing indigent defense services in the district court, juvenile court, and the county's justice courts; or
         (8)(c) an interlocal entity, created pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that is responsible for providing indigent defense services according to the terms of an agreement between a county, city, or town. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
  • Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
     (1)(a) the individual was provided indigent defense services by the indigent defense system; and
     (1)(b) the indigent defense system provides financial documentation or proof to the court that demonstrates that the individual is not indigent under Section 78B-22-202.
(2) This section does not apply to a minor, who is appointed an indigent defense service provider, or the minor’s parent or legal guardian.