Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Executive Offices and Criminal Justice
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Agency: Courts

Function

The Utah State Courts constitute the judicial branch of government. Its mission is to provide the people of Utah with an open, fair, efficient, and independent system for the advancement of justice under the law. The Utah State Constitution establishes governance of the judicial branch and authorizes the Judicial Council to oversee this branch of government. The Judicial Council is made up of selected Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Juvenile Courts, and District Court judges with the Supreme Court Chief Justice presiding.

The Utah Court System consists of the Utah Supreme Court, Utah Court of Appeals, District Courts (trial courts of general jurisdiction), and Juvenile Courts. Each of these court systems is state funded and operated. The Judicial Council also provides oversight for the locally-funded and operated Justice Court System. Justice Courts receive some administrative support from the state and must operate in accordance with state standards and rules.

The majority of the programs within the judiciary are in a single line item titled Court Administration. The Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Courts (trial courts), and Juvenile Courts are accounted for in this line item.

Statutory Authority

The Utah State Judiciary is governed by : (1) the Utah State Constitution, Article VIII and (2) the Judicial Code, UCA Titles 75 through 78.

Funding Detail

The budget for the state court system is primarily State General Fund. A significant amount of revenue is generated by court fees, which are deposited in the General Fund. These court fees must be appropriated from the General Fund to the Courts by the Legislature.

Table 1: Operating and Capital Budget Including Expendable Funds and Accounts

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
General Fund
General Fund, One-time
Federal Funds
Dedicated Credits Revenue
GFR - Dispute Resolution
GFR - Children's Legal Defense
GFR - Court Reporting Technology
GFR - Court Security Account
GFR - Court Trust Interest
GFR - DNA Specimen
GFR - Guardian Ad Litem Services
GFR - Justice Court Tech, Sec, and Training
GFR - Non-Judicial Adjustment
GFR - Online Court Assistance
GFR - State Court Complex
GFR - Substance Abuse Prevention
GFR - Tobacco Settlement
Transfers
Transfers - Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Transfers - Other Agencies
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Lapsing Balance
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$107,723,700 $107,594,100 $105,285,300 $108,631,400 $113,228,600
$0
$113,228,600
$3,468,500
$116,697,100
($1,964,400) $42,500 $1,942,900 $124,300 ($454,900)
$1,056,600
$601,700
($11,600)
$590,100
$490,200 $227,900 $745,600 $570,600 $724,500
$600
$725,100
$6,700
$731,800
$4,040,500 $2,129,200 $2,109,400 $1,957,100 $3,348,600
$263,600
$3,612,200
($231,800)
$3,380,400
$590,000 $415,300 $414,300 $423,500 $437,000
$0
$437,000
$0
$437,000
$1,010,800 $812,800 $810,600 $832,400 $906,800
$300
$907,100
$4,400
$911,500
$250,000 $250,000 $250,000 $254,300 $254,300
$0
$254,300
($254,300)
$0
$7,556,400 $7,556,400 $7,556,400 $7,558,700 $7,561,600
$0
$7,561,600
$3,602,700
$11,164,300
$775,000 $795,000 $795,000 $808,800 $831,000
($261,600)
$569,400
$261,600
$831,000
$252,800 $250,300 $249,200 $249,200 $256,400
$100
$256,500
$1,900
$258,400
$355,700 $515,300 $364,400 $368,300 $373,500
$0
$373,500
$0
$373,500
$1,299,300 $1,105,700 $1,105,000 $1,121,300 $1,143,200
$1,800
$1,145,000
$19,300
$1,164,300
$1,154,100 $936,200 $932,100 $942,000 $970,000
$1,500
$971,500
$19,600
$991,100
$251,000 $201,000 $251,000 $230,100 $230,100
$0
$230,100
$0
$230,100
$4,700,000 $4,700,000 $4,700,000 $4,704,800 $4,806,900
$300,000
$5,106,900
($200,000)
$4,906,900
$502,400 $513,500 $512,700 $526,500 $541,000
$400
$541,400
$5,100
$546,500
$352,800 $352,800 $352,800 $352,800 $361,100
$0
$361,100
$0
$361,100
$1,325,300 $141,100 $139,700 $324,800 $0
$132,200
$132,200
($130,400)
$1,800
$903,500 $729,500 $255,900 $242,700 $586,700
$0
$586,700
$0
$586,700
($2,046,200) $413,000 $209,700 $0 $476,400
($132,000)
$344,400
$132,000
$476,400
$1,088,600 $2,224,200 $1,805,300 $2,407,300 $0
$1,468,000
$1,468,000
($3,229,700)
($1,761,700)
($2,224,200) ($1,805,300) ($2,407,300) ($1,468,000) $0
$1,761,700
$1,761,700
$900,000
$2,661,700
($3,167,500) ($1,305,300) ($1,160,500) ($1,323,900) $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$125,219,800
$128,795,200
$127,219,500
$129,839,000
$136,582,800
$4,593,200
$141,176,000
$4,364,000
$145,540,000
Line Items
(click linked line item name to drill-down)
Administration
Grand Jury
Contracts and Leases
Jury and Witness Fees
Guardian ad Litem
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$97,691,900 $100,437,300 $99,641,400 $102,505,800 $109,244,900
$2,145,200
$111,390,100
$4,596,000
$115,986,100
$800 $500 $800 $1,100 $800
$0
$800
$0
$800
$19,357,500 $19,952,900 $19,063,300 $19,090,200 $19,286,900
$249,400
$19,536,300
$579,600
$20,115,900
$2,131,300 $2,089,900 $2,257,300 $2,410,400 $1,561,100
$1,762,500
$3,323,600
($848,200)
$2,475,400
$6,038,300 $6,314,600 $6,256,700 $5,831,500 $6,489,100
$436,100
$6,925,200
$36,600
$6,961,800
$125,219,800
$128,795,200
$127,219,500
$129,839,000
$136,582,800
$4,593,200
$141,176,000
$4,364,000
$145,540,000
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
DP Capital Outlay
Capital Outlay
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
$88,802,100 $89,798,000 $89,337,700 $91,646,200 $95,812,800
$688,600
$96,501,400
$3,084,500
$99,585,900
$285,000 $361,900 $446,700 $524,100 $391,200
$6,300
$397,500
($3,000)
$394,500
$109,400 $83,800 $148,100 $118,200 $164,400
$6,000
$170,400
$0
$170,400
$31,246,600 $33,112,200 $31,675,500 $31,689,700 $36,825,000
$1,931,800
$38,756,800
$2,054,100
$40,810,900
$2,107,200 $2,342,600 $2,786,000 $2,921,000 $1,031,700
$357,500
$1,389,200
($259,900)
$1,129,300
$431,400 $234,900 $12,600 $0 $395,100
$150,000
$545,100
($150,000)
$395,100
$12,600 $124,700 $95,100 $180,900 $0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$2,225,500 $2,737,100 $2,717,800 $2,758,900 $1,962,600
$1,453,000
$3,415,600
($361,700)
$3,053,900
$125,219,800
$128,795,200
$127,219,500
$129,839,000
$136,582,800
$4,593,200
$141,176,000
$4,364,000
$145,540,000
Other Indicators
 
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE
Vehicles

2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Actual
2014
Approp
2014
Change
2014
Revised
2015
Change
2015
Approp
1,214.0 1,086.6 1,188.8 1,209.0 1,186.1
(20.2)
1,165.9
(0.3)
1,165.7
1,057.7 1,029.4 1,034.8 1,025.9 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
147 144 146 147 151
(3)
148
3
151









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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.