(1) An indigent defense system shall provide indigent defense services for an indigent individual in accordance with the core principles adopted by the commission under Section 78B-22-404.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-22-301

  • Commission: means the Utah Indigent Defense Commission created in Section 78B-22-401. 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 Section 78A-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 Subsection 78B-22-201(1) who is found indigent pursuant to Section 78B-22-202. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
(2)

     (2)(a) On or before March 30 of each year, all indigent defense systems shall submit a written report to the commission that describes each indigent defense system’s compliance with the commission’s core principles.
     (2)(b) If an indigent defense system fails to submit a timely report under Subsection (2)(a), the indigent defense system is disqualified from receiving a grant from the commission for the following calendar year.
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