78B-22-1002. Recovery of costs for indigent defense services.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), a court shall order an individual to pay the indigent defense system for the cost of indigent defense services in accordance with Subsection 76-3-201(4)(d) and Section 77-32b-104 if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-22-1002
Indigent defense service provider: means an attorney or entity appointed to represent an indigent individual through:
(a)
a contract with an indigent defense system to provide indigent defense services;
(b)
an order issued by the court under Subsection 78B-22-203(2)(a); or
the individual was provided indigent defense services by the indigent defense system; and
(b)
the indigent defense system provides financial documentation or proof to the court that demonstrates that the individual is not indigent under Section 78B-22-202.
(2)
This section does not apply to a minor, who is appointed an indigent defense service provider, or the minor’s parent or legal guardian.