Utah Code 78B-22-701.5. Administration of Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund
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(1) The commission shall establish rules and procedures for the application by a county for disbursements, and the screening and approval of the applications for the money from the fund.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-22-701.5
- Commission: means the Utah Indigent Defense Commission created in Section
78B-22-401 . See Utah Code 78B-22-102 - fund: means the Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund. See Utah Code 78B-22-701
- 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 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- Office: means the Office of Indigent Defense Services created in Section
78B-22-451 . See Utah Code 78B-22-102- Participating county: means a county that complies with this chapter for participation in the Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund as provided in Sections
78B-22-702 and78B-22-703 . See Utah Code 78B-22-102(2) The office shall:(2)(a) receive, screen, and approve, or disapprove the application of a county for disbursements from the fund;(2)(b) calculate the amount of the annual contribution to be made to the fund by each participating county;(2)(c) prescribe forms for the application for money from the fund;(2)(d) oversee and approve the disbursement of money from the fund as described in Section78B-22-701 ; and(2)(e) negotiate, enter into, and administer contracts with legal counsel, qualified under and meeting the standards consistent with this chapter, to provide indigent defense services to an indigent individual prosecuted in a participating county for an offense involving aggravated murder. - Indigent individual: means :