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Utah Code Title 78B. Judicial Code § 78B-22-901. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in this part:

(1)(a) “Appellate defense services” means the representation of an indigent individual:

(i) described in Subsection 78B-22-201(1)(d) or who is party to an appeal under Section 77-18a-1;

(ii) in an action or on appeal for postconviction relief under Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act; or

(iii) in an appeal of right from an action for the termination or restoration of parental rights under Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act, Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, or Title 80, Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights.

(b) “Appellate defense services” does not include the representation of an indigent individual:

(i) facing an appeal in a case where the indigent individual was prosecuted for aggravated murder; or

(ii) in an action or appeal for postconviction relief under Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act, if the indigent individual has been sentenced to death.

(2) “Division” means the Indigent Appellate Defense Division created in Section 78B-22-902.

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