Utah Code 78B-22-203. Order for indigent defense services
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-22-203
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Indigent defense resources: means the resources necessary to provide an effective defense for an indigent individual. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
- 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- Indigent individual: means :
(9)(a) a minor who is:(9)(a)(i) arrested and admitted into detention for an offense under Section78A-6-103 ;(9)(a)(ii) charged by petition or information in the juvenile or district court; or(9)(a)(iii) described in this Subsection (9)(a), who is appealing an adjudication or other final court action; and(9)(b) an individual listed in Subsection78B-22-201 (1) who is found indigent pursuant to Section78B-22-202 . See Utah Code 78B-22-102- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Office: means the Office of Indigent Defense Services created in Section
78B-22-451 . See Utah Code 78B-22-102(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (6), a court shall appoint an indigent defense service provider who is employed by an indigent defense system or who has a contract with an indigent defense system to provide indigent defense services for an individual over whom the court has jurisdiction if:(1)(a)(i) the individual is an indigent individual; and(1)(a)(ii) the individual does not have private counsel.(1)(b) An indigent defense service provider appointed by the court under Subsection (1)(a) shall provide indigent defense services for the indigent individual in all court proceedings in the matter for which the indigent defense service provider is appointed.(2)(2)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the court may order that indigent defense services be provided by an indigent defense service provider who does not have a contract with an indigent defense system if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:(2)(a)(i) all the contracted indigent defense service providers:(2)(a)(i)(A) have a conflict of interest; or(2)(a)(i)(B) do not have sufficient expertise to provide indigent defense services for the indigent individual; or(2)(a)(ii) the indigent defense system does not have a contract with an indigent defense service provider for indigent defense services.(2)(b) A court may not order indigent defense services under Subsection (2)(a) unless the court conducts a hearing with proper notice to the indigent defense system by sending notice of the hearing to the county clerk or municipal recorder.(3)(3)(a) A court may order reasonable indigent defense resources for an individual who has retained private counsel only if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:(3)(a)(i) the individual is an indigent individual;(3)(a)(ii) the individual would be prejudiced by the substitution of a contracted indigent defense service provider and the prejudice cannot be remedied;(3)(a)(iii) at the time that private counsel was retained, the individual:(3)(a)(iii)(A) entered into a written contract with private counsel; and(3)(a)(iii)(B) had the ability to pay for indigent defense resources, but no longer has the ability to pay for the indigent defense resources in addition to the cost of private counsel;(3)(a)(iv) there has been an unforeseen change in circumstances that requires indigent defense resources beyond the individual’s ability to pay; and(3)(a)(v) any representation under this Subsection (3)(a) is made in good faith and is not calculated to allow the individual or retained private counsel to avoid the requirements of this section.(3)(b) A court may not order indigent defense resources under Subsection (3)(a) until the court conducts a hearing with proper notice to the indigent defense system by sending notice of the hearing to the county clerk or municipal recorder.(3)(c) At the hearing, the court shall conduct an in camera review of:(3)(c)(i) the private counsel contract;(3)(c)(ii) the costs or anticipated costs of the indigent defense resources; and(3)(c)(iii) other relevant records.(4) A court may only order the representation of an indigent individual by an indigent defense service provider in accordance with this section.(5) A court may not order indigent defense resources be provided to an indigent individual, except as provided in Subsection (3).(6)(6)(a) For an individual prosecuted for aggravated murder and found indigent, a court from a county participating in the Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund created in Section78B-22-701 shall notify the Office of Indigent Defense Services of the finding of indigency.(6)(b) The office shall assign an indigent defense service provider qualified under Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 8, with whom the office has a preliminary contract to provide indigent defense services for an assigned rate. - Indigent defense services: means :