Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 22 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Account: means the Indigent Defense Resources Restricted Account created in Section 78B-22-405. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commission: means the Utah Indigent Defense Commission created in Section 78B-22-401. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Executive Director: means the executive director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services, created in Section 78B-22-451, who is appointed in accordance with Section 78B-22-453. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• 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 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
• Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-1-102. 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
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5