# Idaho Code § 19-6002: 19-6002 DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6002

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 19-6002
- **Heading:** 19-6002 DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 19 / Chapter 60 / Section 19-6002

## Text

19-6002. Definitions. As used in this chapter:

(1) "Defending attorney" means any attorney employed by an indigent defense provider or otherwise under contract to represent adults or juveniles at public expense, consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(2) "Detain" means to have in custody or otherwise deprive of freedom of action.

(3) "Expenses," when used with reference to representation pursuant to this chapter, includes the expenses of investigation, experts, testing, and other pretrial preparation, trials, post-verdict motions, and post-conviction relief proceedings brought pursuant to the uniform post-conviction procedure act, chapter 49, title 19, Idaho Code.

(4) "Indigent defense provider" means the office of the state public defender or any agency, entity, organization, or person selected by the office for the direct provision of indigent defense services as a means to provide for the representation of indigent persons and other individuals who are entitled to be represented by an attorney at public expense.

(5) "Indigent person" means a person who, at the time his need is determined pursuant to section 19-6009, Idaho Code, is unable to provide for the full payment of an attorney and all other necessary expenses of representation.

(6) "Serious crime" means any offense for which the penalty includes the possibility of confinement, incarceration, imprisonment, or detention in a correctional facility, regardless of whether actually imposed.

History:

[19-6002, added 2023, ch. 220, sec. 1, p. 661.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 19-6001 19-6001 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6002 19-6002 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6003 19-6003 OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER CREATED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6004 19-6004 STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER — APPOINTMENT — TERM — PROHIBITED CONDUCT — REMOVAL — VACANCIES — REAPPOINTMENT — COMPENSATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6005 19-6005 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6005.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6006 19-6006 DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6006.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6007 19-6007 HIRING THE DISTRICT PUBLIC DEFENDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6007.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6008 19-6008 INDIGENT PUBLIC DEFENSE — ROLE OF COUNTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6008.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6009 19-6009 RIGHT TO COUNSEL OF INDIGENT PERSON — REPRESENTATION AT ALL STAGES OF CRIMINAL AND COMMITMENT PROCEEDINGS — PAYMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6009.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6010 19-6010 DUTY TO NOTIFY ACCUSED OR DETAINED OF RIGHT TO COUNSEL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6010.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6011 19-6011 DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCY — FACTORS CONSIDERED — PARTIAL PAYMENT BY ACCUSED — REIMBURSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6011.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6012 19-6012 QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNSEL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6012.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6013 19-6013 WAIVER OF COUNSEL — CONSIDERATION BY COURT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6013.md)
- [Idaho Code § 19-6014 19-6014 FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T19_C60_S19-6014.md)

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