2021 Utah Code
Title 78B - Judicial Code
Chapter 22 - Indigent Defense Act
Part 4 - Utah Indigent Defense Commission
Section 401 - Utah Indigent Defense Commission -- Creation -- Purpose.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 78B-22-401 (2021)
Effective 5/12/2020
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.


Amended by Chapter 371, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 392, 2020 General Session
Amended by Chapter 395, 2020 General Session
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