§ 5-2-121 — Indigent civil legal services account created; purposes

(a) There is created the indigent civil legal services
account to be administered by the supreme court. The account
shall receive all funds paid to the state treasurer from the
fees imposed to support indigent civil legal services, pursuant
to W.S. 2-2-401, 5-2-202, 5-3-205, 5-3-206, 5-6-108, 5-6-204,
5-6-303, 5-9-135, 5-9-144, 6-10-102 and 6-10-103. Funds within
the account shall be used by the supreme court for the
establishment and operation of a statewide program to provide
civil legal services to indigent individuals within the state.
Interest accruing to this account shall be retained in the
account and shall be expended for the purposes provided in this
section. No funds shall be expended from the account until the
legislature appropriates the funds.
(b) For the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012 and
each fiscal biennium thereafter, the supreme court shall include
in its proposed budget a biennial budget and plan for the
account. Each biennial plan and proposed budget shall be
submitted to the joint appropriations interim committee and the
joint judiciary interim committee. Each biennial plan submitted
under this subsection beginning with the biennium commencing
July 1, 2012 shall include case statistics and program costs for
the preceding biennium. The joint judiciary interim committee
may submit any comments it deems appropriate to the joint
appropriations interim committee.
(c) The supreme court shall provide for the conduct of
audits of the account on a biennial basis beginning July 1,
2011. The audits shall be available for public review.