Utah § 78B-22-1001 Verification of indigency -- Pilot program.

Utah Statutes

§ 78B-22-1001 — Verification of indigency -- Pilot program.

Utah § 78B-22-1001

Title 78BJudicial Code

Ch. 78B-22Indigent Defense Act

Part 78B-22-10Indigency Verification

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Utah Code Ann. § 78B-22-1001 (2026).

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(1)Beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2025, an indigent defense system in Cache County, Davis County, Duchesne County, and San Juan County shall conduct a pilot program to verify the indigency of individuals who were provided indigent defense services by the indigent defense system, except as provided in Subsection (5).

(2)Under the pilot program described in Subsection (1), the indigent defense system shall review and verify financial information in a statistically significant sample of cases for each calendar year where, except as provided in Subsection (5):

(2)(a) an individual was found to be indigent by a court; and

(2)(b) the indigent defense system provided indigent defense services to the individual.

(3)To verify financial information under Subsection (2), the in

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(1) Beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2025, an indigent defense system in Cache County, Davis County, Duchesne County, and San Juan County shall conduct a pilot program to verify the indigency of individuals who were provided indigent defense services by the indigent defense system, except as provided in Subsection (5).
(2) Under the pilot program described in Subsection (1), the indigent defense system shall review and verify financial information in a statistically significant sample of cases for each calendar year where, except as provided in Subsection (5):

(2)(a) an individual was found to be indigent by a court; and
(2)(b) the indigent defense system provided indigent defense services to the individual.
(3) To verify financial information under Subsection (2), the indigent defense system may require an individual to provide financial documentation or proof demonstrating that the individual qualifies as indigent under Section 78B-22-202.
(4) An indigent defense system described in Subsection (1) shall report to the Judiciary Interim Committee and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee, concerning the results of the pilot program described in this section, on or before November 1 of each year of the three-year pilot program.
(5) This section does not apply to a minor, who is appointed an indigent defense service provider, or the minor's parent or legal guardian.