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Utah Code Title 67. State Officers and Employees § 67-5a-1. Utah Prosecution Council--Duties--Membership

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

(1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter.

(2) The council shall:

(a)(i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and

(ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;

(b) provide assistance to local prosecutors;

(c) as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws;

(d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code; and

(e)(i) gather and maintain contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state;

(ii) provide the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state to the Utah state courts; and

(iii) publish the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state on the council's website.

(3) The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows:

(a) the attorney general or a designated representative;

(b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative;

(c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties;

(d) four city prosecutors designated as follows:

(i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and

(ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association;

(e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and

(f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.

(4) Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members.

(5) A county or district attorney's term expires when a successor is designated by the county or district attorneys' section or when the county or district attorney is no longer serving as a county attorney or district attorney, whichever occurs first.

(6) A city prosecutor's term expires when a successor is designated by the association or when the city prosecutor is no longer employed as a city prosecutor, whichever occurs first.

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