Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 22 > Part 4a - Office of Indigent Defense Services

• Account: means the Indigent Defense Resources Restricted Account created in Section 78B-22-405. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Commission: means the Utah Indigent Defense Commission created in Section 78B-22-401. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Executive Director: means the executive director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services, created in Section 78B-22-451, who is appointed in accordance with Section 78B-22-453. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Indigent defense resources: means the resources necessary to provide an effective defense for an indigent individual. See Utah Code 78B-22-102
• Indigent defense services: means :

  (a)	the representation of an indigent individual by an indigent defense service provider; and

  (b)

  the provision of indigent defense resources for an indigent individual. See Utah Code 78B-22-102 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Office: means the Office of Indigent Defense Services created in Section 78B-22-451. See Utah Code 78B-22-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5