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Senate amends bill to allow counties in-house indigent-defense offices and inter-county contracting
Utah State Senate · February 1, 2006
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Summary
Senate adopted an amendment to SB149 clarifying that counties may create in-house indigent-defense departments, define "legal defense" to include resources beyond hired counsel, and contract with other counties to provide services; the amendment was moved and accepted before the bill was read for third time.
Senate Bill 149, which addresses indigent defense, was amended on the floor to clarify the meaning of providing legal defense and to permit counties to form in-house indigent-defense departments rather than relying on outside contracts. Sponsor Senator Bell…
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