Renumbered 7/1/2026
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Effective 5/12/2020
Renumbered 7/1/2026
78B-22-401. Utah Indigent Defense Commission -- Creation -- Purpose.
(1)There is created the Utah Indigent Defense Commission within the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
(2)The purpose of the commission is to assist:
(a)the state in meeting the state's obligations for the provision of indigent defense services, consistent with the United States Constitution, the Utah Constitution, and the Utah Code; and
(b)the Office of Indigent Defense Services, created in Section 78B-22-451 , with carrying out the statutory duties assigned to the commission and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session
Amended by Chapter 371 , 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 392 , 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 395 , 2020 General Session