Renumbered 7/1/2026
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Effective 9/1/2025
Renumbered 7/1/2026
78B-22-901. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(a)"Appellate defense services" means the representation of an indigent individual:
(i)described in Subsection 78B-22-201(1)(d) or who is party to an appeal under Section 77-18a-1 ;
(ii)in an action or on appeal for postconviction relief under Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act ; or
(iii)in an appeal of right from an action for the termination or restoration of parental rights under Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings , Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights , or Title 81, Chapter 13, Adoption.
(b)"Appellate defense services" does not include the representation of an indigent individual:
(i)facing an appeal in a case where the indigent individual was prosecuted for aggravated murder; or
(ii)in an action or appeal for postconviction relief under Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act , if the indigent individual has been sentenced to death.
(2)"Division" means the Indigent Appellate Defense Division created in Section 78B-22-902 .
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session
Amended by Chapter 426 , 2025 General Session