Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 22 > Part 3 - Indigent Defense Systems and Services

• Commission: means the Utah Indigent Defense Commission created in Section 78B-22-401. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Defense attorney: Represent defendants in criminal matters.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Guardian: includes a person who:
       (14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or
       (14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Indigent defense resources: means the resources necessary to provide an effective defense for an indigent individual. 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